Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Page County, Iowa, May 23, 1981
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.70, -95.05) to the end point (40.70, -95.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 1981, 2:32 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Page County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1981 | F3 | Oklahoma | 9.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F2 | Kansas | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F2 | Iowa | 15.9 mi | 130 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F2 | Oklahoma | 15.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 23, 1981 | F2 | Oklahoma | 4.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 23, 1981 | F2 | Iowa | 3.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F1 | Kansas | 6.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F0 | Kansas | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F0 | Missouri | 3.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1981 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.