Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Palo Alto County, Iowa, July 14, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.13, -94.57) to the end point (43.07, -94.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 14, 1978, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Palo Alto County, Kossuth County
- Path
- 9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 14, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1978 | F1 | Iowa | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1978 | F1 | Iowa | 9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1978 | F0 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.