Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, September 26, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.97, -93.48) to the end point (42.97, -93.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 26, 1973, 3:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Cerro Gordo County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 26, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 1973 | F2 | Kansas | 2.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1973 | F2 | Iowa | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1973 | F2 | Iowa | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1973 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1973 | F1 | Minnesota | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.