Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Marion County, Iowa, May 11, 1985

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries4

Length2 mi

Width50 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.27, -92.88) to the end point (41.27, -92.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 11, 1985, 3:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Iowa
Counties: Marion County, Mahaska County
Path: 2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 4 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 11, 1985

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 11, 1985	F1	Wisconsin	2 mi	200 yd	1
May 11, 1985	F1	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Nebraska	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Iowa	1 mi	50 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Iowa	1 mi	20 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	20 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	15 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	4 mi	100 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	5 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	4 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	Minnesota	0.5 mi	17 yd	0
May 11, 1985	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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