Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Adair County, Iowa, March 18, 1986
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.42, -94.65) to the end point (41.42, -94.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 18, 1986, 4:03 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Adair County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 18, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1986 | F2 | Mississippi | 14 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F2 | Louisiana | 5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Mississippi | 1.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Mississippi | 2.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Mississippi | 1.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Alabama | 6.8 mi | 140 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F1 | Mississippi | 10 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1986 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.6 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.