Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Buena Vista County, Iowa, October 4, 2013
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.45 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.60, -95.36) to the end point (42.66, -95.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 4, 2013, 7:33 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Buena Vista County
- Near the path
- Alta (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5.45 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 4, 2013
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF4 | Nebraska | 18.34 mi | 2,428 yd | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF4 | Iowa | 24.7 mi | 2,600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF3 | Nebraska | 6.43 mi | 590 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF2 | Nebraska | 6.64 mi | 264 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF2 | Nebraska, Iowa | 26.56 mi | 264 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF1 | Iowa | 1.17 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF1 | Nebraska, South Dakota | 5.89 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF1 | South Dakota, Iowa | 6.47 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF1 | Iowa | 1.11 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF0 | Nebraska | 4.71 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF0 | Nebraska | 0.68 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF0 | Iowa | 1.28 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF0 | Iowa | 0.55 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF0 | Iowa | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF0 | Iowa | 0.34 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF0 | Iowa | 0.71 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.