Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Hardin County, Iowa, May 30, 1989
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length11 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.28, -93.17) to the end point (42.27, -92.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 30, 1989, 6:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Hardin County, Grundy County
- Path
- 11 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 30, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1989 | F2 | Michigan | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F2 | Michigan | 10.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F1 | Michigan | 8 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F1 | Michigan | 10.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1989 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.