Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Adams County, Iowa, May 24, 1989

RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length49 mi
Width1,760 yd
See tornadoes near here
Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.98, -94.72) to the end point (40.63, -93.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 24, 1989, 5:11 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F4
States
Iowa
Counties
Adams County, Union County, Ringgold County, Decatur County
Path
49 miles long, up to 1,760 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 24, 1989

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 24, 1989F4Iowa66 mi150 yd00
May 24, 1989F2Missouri2.5 mi73 yd00
May 24, 1989F1Minnesota6 mi40 yd00
May 24, 1989F1Minnesota0.1 mi20 yd00
May 24, 1989F1Missouri1 mi50 yd00
May 24, 1989F1Iowa2 mi20 yd00
May 24, 1989F1Iowa10 mi33 yd00
May 24, 1989F1Wisconsin1.2 mi50 yd00
May 24, 1989F1Wisconsin0.3 mi50 yd00
May 24, 1989F1Wisconsin1.5 mi73 yd00
May 24, 1989F1Wisconsin2.2 mi73 yd00
May 24, 1989F1Michigan0.6 mi50 yd00
May 24, 1989F0Missouri0.2 mi10 yd00
May 24, 1989F0Florida0.2 mi10 yd00
May 24, 1989F0Minnesota0.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.