Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hardin County, Iowa, August 16, 2004
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.7 mi
Width75 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.55, -93.08) to the end point (42.53, -93.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 16, 2004, 6:16 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Hardin County
- Near the path
- Ackley (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.7 miles long, up to 75 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 16, 2004
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2004 | F0 | Kansas | 0.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 2004 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 2004 | F0 | Iowa | 0.6 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.