Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Linn County, Iowa, September 28, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length64.5 mi
Width2,200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.20, -91.78) to the end point (42.42, -90.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 28, 1972, 1:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Linn County, Jones County, Delaware County, Dubuque County
- Path
- 64.5 miles long, up to 2,200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 28, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 1972 | F4 | Illinois | 5.2 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 28, 1972 | F2 | Wisconsin | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1972 | F2 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1972 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1972 | F1 | Wisconsin | 2.2 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.