Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Warren County, Iowa, May 12, 1997

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length8 mi

Width13 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.47, -93.38) to the end point (41.42, -93.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 12, 1997, 5:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Iowa
Counties: Warren County
Path: 8 miles long, up to 13 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 12, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 12, 1997	F1	Florida	8 mi	150 yd	12
May 12, 1997	F0	Iowa	6.7 mi	13 yd	0
May 12, 1997	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Warren County
Polk County
Jasper County

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