Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Johnson County, Iowa, April 28, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.50, -91.50) to the end point (41.50, -91.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 1974, 6:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Johnson County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 28, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1974 | F2 | Iowa | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 16 |
| Apr 28, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1974 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.