Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Black Hawk County, Iowa, May 11, 2000
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries25
Length18.6 mi
Width210 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.52, -92.45) to the end point (42.60, -92.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 11, 2000, 6:03 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Black Hawk County, Buchanan County
- Path
- 18.6 miles long, up to 210 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 25 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 11, 2000
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2000 | F2 | Iowa | 3.6 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2000 | F2 | Iowa | 5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2000 | F1 | Iowa | 8 mi | 330 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2000 | F1 | Kansas | 24 mi | 260 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2000 | F1 | Missouri | 4.5 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2000 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2000 | F0 | Washington | 0.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2000 | F0 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2000 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2000 | F0 | Iowa | 5.5 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 2000 | F0 | Kansas | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.