Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lyon County, Iowa, April 26, 1986
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries4
Length18.5 mi
Width120 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.40, -96.03) to the end point (43.58, -95.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 26, 1986, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa, Minnesota
- Counties
- Lyon County, Nobles County
- Path
- 18.5 miles long, up to 120 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 26, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1986 | F2 | South Dakota | 12 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1986 | F2 | South Dakota | 5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1986 | F2 | Iowa | 9.5 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1986 | F2 | Nebraska | 10 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1986 | F1 | Oklahoma | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1986 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1986 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1986 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1986 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1986 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.