Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Fremont County, Iowa, September 8, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length14 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.77, -95.77) to the end point (40.87, -95.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 8, 1989, 5:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Fremont County
- Path
- 14 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 8, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 1989 | F1 | Texas | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 1989 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 1989 | F0 | Kansas | 1 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.