Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Polk County, Iowa, May 6, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.58, -93.53) to the end point (41.58, -93.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1983, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Polk County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 6, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1983 | F3 | Kansas | 19 mi | 150 yd | 1 | 25 |
| May 6, 1983 | F2 | Iowa | 15 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1983 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1983 | F1 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1983 | F1 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.