Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Palo Alto County, Iowa, July 19, 1994
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width43 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.22, -94.60) to the end point (43.22, -94.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 19, 1994, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Palo Alto County
- Near the path
- Fenton (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 43 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 19, 1994
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1994 | F3 | Iowa | 23 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1994 | F2 | Iowa | 8.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1994 | F1 | Iowa | 5.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1994 | F1 | Wisconsin | 8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1994 | F1 | Iowa | 0.7 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1994 | F1 | Iowa | 9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1994 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1994 | F0 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1994 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.