Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, June 27, 1998

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.5 mi
Width50 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.98, -93.43) to the end point (43.07, -93.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
June 27, 1998, 6:46 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Iowa
Counties
Cerro Gordo County
Path
7.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on June 27, 1998

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 27, 1998F2Ohio0.3 mi200 yd11
Jun 27, 1998F2Iowa12.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F2Iowa25.5 mi80 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F1Iowa4 mi100 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F1Ohio2.5 mi150 yd02
Jun 27, 1998F1Minnesota1 mi50 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F1Ohio2 mi100 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F1Minnesota1 mi50 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F1Kansas4.5 mi100 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F1Kansas6 mi80 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F0West Virginia0.3 mi50 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F0Minnesota2 mi100 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F0Iowa0.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F0Minnesota1.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F0Minnesota2.5 mi50 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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