Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Polk County, Iowa, May 12, 1997
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.7 mi
Width13 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.70, -93.47) to the end point (41.67, -93.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1997, 4:27 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Polk County
- Path
- 6.7 miles long, up to 13 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 12 |
| May 12, 1997 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1997 | F0 | Iowa | 8 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.