Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Appanoose County, Iowa, October 8, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.72, -92.83) to the end point (40.72, -92.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 8, 1970, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Appanoose County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 8, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 1970 | F3 | Arkansas | 6.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 8, 1970 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 1970 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1970 | F1 | Missouri | 4.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.