Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Lyon County, Iowa, July 6, 1978

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length14.2 mi

Width200 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.47, -96.40) to the end point (43.43, -96.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 6, 1978, 7:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Iowa
Counties: Lyon County
Near the path: Rock Rapids (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 14.2 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 6, 1978

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Jul 6, 1978	F2	Nebraska	4.4 mi	100 yd
Jul 6, 1978	F1	Nebraska	1 mi	30 yd
Jul 6, 1978	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 6, 1978	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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