Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Linn County, Iowa, April 26, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.03, -91.45) to the end point (41.93, -91.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 26, 1989, 3:22 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Linn County
- Near the path
- Mount Vernon (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 6 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 26, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1989 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1989 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.