Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Lyon County, Iowa, August 17, 2019
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.95 mi
Width75 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.42, -96.27) to the end point (43.41, -96.14), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 17, 2019, 9:34 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Lyon County
- Near the path
- Rock Rapids (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 6.95 miles long, up to 75 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 17, 2019
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2019 | EF1 | Minnesota | 3.94 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2019 | EF0 | Minnesota | 4.01 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2019 | EF0 | Minnesota | 0.79 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2019 | EF0 | Minnesota | 0.93 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2019 | EF0 | Minnesota | 1.15 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2019 | EF0 | Minnesota | 0.51 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.