Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Shelby County, Iowa, May 8, 2004

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width150 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.53, -95.27) to the end point (41.43, -95.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 8, 2004, 7:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Iowa
Counties
Shelby County, Pottawattamie County
Near the path
Walnut (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
8 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 8, 2004

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 8, 2004F1Iowa7 mi50 yd00
May 8, 2004F0Nebraska0.2 mi50 yd00
May 8, 2004F0Nebraska0.3 mi30 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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