Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Buchanan County, Iowa, July 27, 1995

RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length20 mi
Width150 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.60, -91.68) to the end point (42.45, -91.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
July 27, 1995, 2:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Iowa
Counties
Buchanan County, Delaware County
Path
20 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on July 27, 1995

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jul 27, 1995F2Minnesota3.5 mi40 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F2Iowa10.5 mi70 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F2Iowa5.5 mi60 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F2Iowa, Illinois20 mi400 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F2Iowa7.5 mi100 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F1Minnesota1 mi50 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F0Illinois0.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F0Iowa0.1 mi20 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F0Iowa0.1 mi23 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F0Iowa0.1 mi23 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F0Iowa0.3 mi33 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F0Iowa0.1 mi23 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F0Illinois0.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F0Maryland0.5 mi50 yd00
Jul 27, 1995F0Illinois0.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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