Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Davis County, Iowa, April 8, 1999

RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length16 mi
Width300 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.75, -92.42) to the end point (40.93, -92.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 8, 1999, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Iowa
Counties
Davis County, Wapello County
Path
16 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 8, 1999

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 8, 1999F4Iowa49 mi1,000 yd03
Apr 8, 1999F4Iowa56 mi1,250 yd01
Apr 8, 1999F3Iowa39 min/a05
Apr 8, 1999F3Illinois7.5 mi200 yd00
Apr 8, 1999F2Missouri53.5 mi280 yd02
Apr 8, 1999F2Iowa32 min/a00
Apr 8, 1999F2Missouri17 mi270 yd00
Apr 8, 1999F2Missouri4 mi120 yd05
Apr 8, 1999F2Missouri16 mi150 yd02
Apr 8, 1999F2Missouri10 mi120 yd00
Apr 8, 1999F2Missouri, Illinois27.3 mi120 yd00
Apr 8, 1999F1Nebraska4 mi50 yd00
Apr 8, 1999F1Nebraska3 mi40 yd00
Apr 8, 1999F1Nebraska4 mi150 yd00
Apr 8, 1999F1Nebraska1.5 mi400 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

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