Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Benton County, Iowa, July 17, 2016
RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length3.99 mi
Width75 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.89, -91.90) to the end point (41.88, -91.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 17, 2016, 4:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Benton County, Linn County
- Near the path
- Walford (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3.99 miles long, up to 75 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 17, 2016
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2016 | EF2 | Iowa | 1.59 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Jul 17, 2016 | EF1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 2016 | EF1 | Iowa | 2.09 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 2016 | EF1 | Illinois | 2.16 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 2016 | EF0 | Iowa | 1.95 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 2016 | EF0 | Texas | 0.04 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 2016 | EF0 | New Mexico | 0.01 mi | 5 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 2016 | EF0 | Illinois | 1.19 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 2016 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.24 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.