Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hamilton County, Iowa, July 17, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.50, -93.87) to the end point (42.52, -93.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 17, 1989, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Hamilton County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 17, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 1989 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 1989 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.