Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Pocahontas County, Iowa, May 21, 2004

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries15

Length12.5 mi

Width880 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.82, -94.52) to the end point (42.80, -94.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 21, 2004, 5:08 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Iowa
Counties: Pocahontas County, Humboldt County
Path: 12.5 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 15 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 21, 2004

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 21, 2004	F3	Iowa	3 mi	200 yd
May 21, 2004	F1	Iowa	3.5 mi	100 yd
May 21, 2004	F1	Iowa	1.7 mi	150 yd
May 21, 2004	F1	Iowa	6 mi	100 yd
May 21, 2004	F1	Iowa	1 mi	200 yd
May 21, 2004	F1	Iowa	5 mi	300 yd
May 21, 2004	F1	Nebraska	1.5 mi	150 yd
May 21, 2004	F1	Nebraska	0.5 mi	150 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	Iowa	3 mi	50 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	Iowa	0.5 mi	30 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	Ohio	n/a	n/a
May 21, 2004	F0	Iowa	0.5 mi	40 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	Iowa	0.3 mi	30 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	Iowa	0.5 mi	40 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	Iowa	n/a	50 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	Washington	0.2 mi	70 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	Iowa	0.2 mi	25 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	West Virginia	3 mi	1 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	Nebraska	0.2 mi	20 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 21, 2004	F0	Nebraska	0.2 mi	20 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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