Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Clayton County, Iowa, May 30, 1985

RatingF3

Deaths2

Injuries27

Length34 mi

Width1,500 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.85, -91.53) to the end point (42.93, -90.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 30, 1985, 9:22 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Iowa, Wisconsin
Counties: Clayton County, Grant County
Path: 34 miles long, up to 1,500 yards wide
Casualties: 2 deaths, 27 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 30, 1985

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 30, 1985	F2	North Dakota	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F2	Wisconsin	16 mi	500 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F2	Wisconsin	21 mi	100 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F1	South Dakota	4 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F1	Minnesota	20 mi	400 yd	1
May 30, 1985	F1	Missouri	15.6 mi	50 yd	5
May 30, 1985	F1	Wisconsin	11 mi	100 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Montana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Minnesota	1.5 mi	200 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Montana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	20 yd	0

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