Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF4 tornado, Madison County, Iowa, March 5, 2022
RatingEF4
Deaths6
Injuries5
Length70.57 mi
Width900 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.23, -94.20) to the end point (41.73, -93.01), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 5, 2022, 4:26 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF4
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Madison County, Warren County, Polk County, Jasper County
- Path
- 70.57 miles long, up to 900 yards wide
- Casualties
- 6 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 5, 2022
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF3 | Iowa | 11.28 mi | 350 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF2 | Iowa | 19.42 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF2 | Iowa | 9.87 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF2 | Iowa | 17.31 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF2 | Iowa | 8.54 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF1 | Iowa | 13.98 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF1 | Iowa | 4.09 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF1 | Illinois | 3.98 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF1 | Wisconsin | 5.98 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF1 | Illinois | 3.89 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF0 | Iowa | 0.01 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF0 | Iowa | 2.84 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF0 | Iowa | 0.25 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF0 | Iowa | 0.11 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF0 | Illinois | 6.93 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EFU | Iowa | 1.48 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EFU | Iowa | 2.07 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EFU | Iowa | 2.07 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.