Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Black Hawk County, Iowa, June 12, 1976

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length6.9 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.53, -92.22) to the end point (42.63, -92.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 12, 1976, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Iowa
Counties: Black Hawk County
Path: 6.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 12, 1976

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Jun 12, 1976	F2	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F2	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F2	Virginia	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F2	Wisconsin	1 mi	100 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F2	Wisconsin	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F1	North Dakota	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F1	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F1	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F1	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F1	Minnesota	0.3 mi	200 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F1	Minnesota	1 mi	200 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F1	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F1	Minnesota	0.1 mi	200 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F1	Minnesota	2 mi	150 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F1	Minnesota	0.2 mi	40 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F1	Iowa	35.1 mi	100 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F1	Iowa	14.1 mi	100 yd
Jun 12, 1976	F1	Wisconsin	0.3 mi	50 yd

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