Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Floyd County, Iowa, August 23, 1997

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length5 mi

Width150 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.02, -92.77) to the end point (43.00, -92.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: August 23, 1997, 7:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Iowa
Counties: Floyd County
Path: 5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on August 23, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Aug 23, 1997	F0	Arizona	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 23, 1997	F0	Minnesota	0.5 mi	80 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Floyd County

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