Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Butler County, Iowa, September 9, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.9 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.90, -92.80) to the end point (42.93, -92.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 9, 1970, 2:42 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Butler County
- Path
- 1.9 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 9, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 1970 | F3 | Iowa | 4.7 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 1970 | F2 | Iowa | 2.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 1970 | F2 | Iowa | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 1970 | F2 | Wisconsin | 15.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 1970 | F2 | Illinois, Wisconsin | 14.3 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 1970 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 9, 1970 | F1 | Wisconsin | 7.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.