Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Worth County, Iowa, July 12, 1971

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length15.4 mi

Width833 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.33, -93.03) to the end point (43.47, -92.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 12, 1971, 4:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Iowa
Counties: Worth County, Mitchell County
Path: 15.4 miles long, up to 833 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 12, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jul 12, 1971	F4	Iowa	10.9 mi	1,320 yd	8
Jul 12, 1971	F3	Iowa	0.1 mi	833 yd	2
Jul 12, 1971	F2	Iowa	6.4 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 12, 1971	F2	Iowa	0.1 mi	100 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Worth County
Mitchell County
Howard County
Chickasaw County
Bremer County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.