Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cedar County, Iowa, August 21, 1987
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.67, -91.35) to the end point (41.67, -91.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 21, 1987, 1:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Cedar County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 21, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 1987 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1987 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1987 | F1 | Florida | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 6 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.