Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, May 12, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.9 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.47, -95.23) to the end point (41.43, -95.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1970, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Pottawattamie County, Cass County
- Path
- 5.9 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1970 | F2 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 12, 1970 | F2 | Ohio | 14.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 6.8 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1970 | F1 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1970 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1970 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1970 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.