Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Wayne County, Iowa, April 26, 1991

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length15 mi
Width77 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.63, -93.27) to the end point (40.85, -93.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 26, 1991, 10:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Iowa
Counties
Wayne County
Path
15 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 2 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 26, 1991

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 26, 1991F5Kansas46 mi440 yd17225
Apr 26, 1991F4Oklahoma66 mi1,500 yd06
Apr 26, 1991F4Kansas25 mi500 yd10
Apr 26, 1991F4Oklahoma32 mi1,700 yd124
Apr 26, 1991F4Oklahoma4 mi1,300 yd022
Apr 26, 1991F3Kansas, Nebraska24 mi200 yd00
Apr 26, 1991F3Nebraska14 mi350 yd02
Apr 26, 1991F3Oklahoma6 mi350 yd00
Apr 26, 1991F3Texas3 mi200 yd01
Apr 26, 1991F3Kansas14 mi200 yd12
Apr 26, 1991F3Iowa7.7 mi150 yd00
Apr 26, 1991F3Kansas15 mi50 yd00
Apr 26, 1991F2Oklahoma1 mi100 yd00
Apr 26, 1991F2Kansas6 mi100 yd00
Apr 26, 1991F2Kansas3.5 mi100 yd06
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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