Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Ringgold County, Iowa, May 5, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.82, -94.35) to the end point (40.82, -94.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 5, 1971, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Ringgold County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 5, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1971 | F3 | Iowa | 2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 12 |
| May 5, 1971 | F3 | Oklahoma | 37 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1971 | F3 | Missouri | 3.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 6 |
| May 5, 1971 | F3 | Missouri | 13.1 mi | 70 yd | 1 | 60 |
| May 5, 1971 | F3 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 12 |
| May 5, 1971 | F2 | Kansas | 1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1971 | F2 | Oklahoma | 17 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1971 | F2 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 5, 1971 | F1 | Mississippi | 5.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1971 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1971 | F1 | Missouri | 11 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 8.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1971 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.