Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Taylor County, Iowa, May 23, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.87, -94.60) to the end point (40.87, -94.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 1971, 5:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Taylor County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1971 | F3 | Texas | 7.1 mi | 33 yd | 1 | 49 |
| May 23, 1971 | F3 | Arkansas | 5.6 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 23, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 7.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 7.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1971 | F2 | Arkansas | 14.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1971 | F2 | Arkansas | 26.7 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1971 | F1 | Nebraska | 14.7 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1971 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1971 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1971 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1971 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.