Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Polk County, Iowa, September 6, 2001
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2.8 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.55, -93.75) to the end point (41.58, -93.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 6, 2001, 2:34 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Polk County
- Path
- 2.8 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 6, 2001
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2001 | F2 | Iowa | 11.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2001 | F2 | Iowa | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2001 | F1 | Iowa | 6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2001 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2001 | F0 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2001 | F0 | Iowa | 3.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2001 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.