Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Plymouth County, Iowa, July 14, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.60, -96.00) to the end point (42.60, -96.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 14, 1970, 4:02 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Plymouth County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 14, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1970 | F2 | South Dakota | 3.8 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 1970 | F2 | Nebraska | 4.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1970 | F2 | Iowa | 1.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1970 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1970 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1970 | F1 | Iowa | 11.3 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.