Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lyon County, Iowa, April 26, 1986
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.5 mi
Width70 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.35, -96.38) to the end point (43.45, -96.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 26, 1986, 6:42 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Lyon County
- Path
- 9.5 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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, Minnesota | 18.5 mi | 120 yd | 1 | 4 |
| 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.