Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, July 15, 1988
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries42
Length2.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.27, -95.87) to the end point (41.27, -95.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 15, 1988, 3:14 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Pottawattamie County
- Path
- 2.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 42 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 15, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 1988 | F3 | Iowa | 2.8 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 34 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F1 | Iowa | 3 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 12 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F1 | Michigan | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F1 | Iowa | 0.8 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F0 | Florida | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F0 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1988 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.