Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Woodbury County, Iowa, June 18, 1973

RatingF2

Deaths2

Injuries10

Length2 mi

Width400 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.48, -96.07) to the end point (42.48, -96.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 18, 1973, 3:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Iowa
Counties: Woodbury County
Near the path: Moville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 2 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties: 2 deaths, 10 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 18, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jun 18, 1973	F3	Oklahoma	2.5 mi	40 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F3	Oklahoma	16.8 mi	133 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F3	Oklahoma	3.3 mi	50 yd	29
Jun 18, 1973	F2	Nebraska	16.2 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F2	Iowa	1 mi	300 yd	5
Jun 18, 1973	F2	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	83 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F2	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F2	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	67 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F1	Minnesota	3.6 mi	60 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F1	Wisconsin	2 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F1	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	40 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F1	Oklahoma	3.8 mi	50 yd	1
Jun 18, 1973	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F0	Minnesota	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 18, 1973	F0	Oklahoma	0.2 mi	13 yd	29

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Woodbury County

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