History of Tornadoes in Iowa

Given the recent E, F 5 tornado that ravaged the town of Parkersburg, IA, I
thought it would be fitting to provide you all with the history of tornadoes
in Iowa. Below is the info!

Historical Iowa Tornadoes
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA503 AM
CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ...SOME HISTORICAL TORNADO FACTS FOR
IOWA...SINCE 1950...IOWA HAS EXPERIENCED FIVE F5 TORNADOES AND
FORTY-TWOF4`S. ONLY THIRTEEN F4`S HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 1980 AND NO F5`S.
THELAST F5 TO OCCUR IN IOWA WAS ON JUNE 13, 1976 IN BOONE AND STORYCOUNTIES
NEAR THE HAMLET OF JORDAN. THE LAST F4 WAS APRIL 8, 1999WHEN TWO F4`S
TOUCHED DOWN IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL IOWA.THE LAST TIME SIX
DEATHS FROM A TORNADO OCCURRED IN IOWA WAS ONSEPTEMBER 16, 1978 WHEN SIX
PEOPLE DIED IN MARSHALL AND POWESHIEKCOUNTIES. THE LAST PATH LENGTH OF AT
LEAST 48 MILES OCCURRED ON APRIL11, 2001 WHEN A TORNADO TRACKED 60.5 MILES
FROM MISSOURI BORDER INRINGGOLD COUNTY TO NEAR PATTERSON IN WARREN COUNTY.
...F5`S IN IOWA SINCE 1950...CASS AND ADAIR COUNTIES JUNE 27, 1953 1
DEATH 2 INJURIES(SOUTHWEST OF ADAIR) 10 MILE PATHWRIGHT COUNTY
OCTOBER 14, 1966 6 DEATHS 172 INJURIES(BELMOND) 10 MILE
PATHFRANKLIN/FLOYD/CHICKASAW MAY 15, 1968 13 DEATHS 462 INJURIESAND
HOWARD COUNTIES 63 MILE PATH(CHARLES CITY)FAYETTE COUNTY
MAY 15, 1968 5 DEATHS 156 INJURIES(OELWEIN) 13 MILE
PATHBOONE AND STORY COUNTIES JUNE 13, 1976 NO DEATHS 9
INJURIES(JORDAN) 21 MILE PATH ...F4`S
IN IOWA SINCE 1980...DECATUR AND WAYNE JUNE 2, 1980 NO DEATHS
OR INJURIESCOUNTIES 32 MILE PATHDECATUR/WAYNE/LUCAS/
JUNE 7, 1984 2 DEATHS 117 INJURIESMONROE/MAHASKA/KEOKUK/ 117 MILE
PATHAND IOWA COUNTIESWOODBURY AND MONONA JULY 28, 1986 NO DEATHS
1 INJURYCOUNTIES 12.5 MILE PATHPOLK AND JASPER
SEPT.28, 1986 NO DEATHS OR INJURIESCOUNTIES 20 MILE
PATHADAMS/UNION/RINGGOLD MAY 24, 1989 NO DEATHS OR INJURIESAND
DECATUR COUNTIES 50 MILE PATHHAMILTON/STORY/HARDIN/ MAY 24, 1989
NO DEATHS OR INJURIESMARSHALL AND TAMA 66 MILE PATHHARDIN AND GRUNDY
MAY 30, 1989 NO DEATHS 3 INJURIESCOUNTIES 11 MILE
PATHLINN/JONES/DELAWARE MAY 13, 1990 NO DEATHS OR INJURIESAND
DUBUQUE COUNTIES 19 MILE PATHCARROLL/SAC/CALHOUN MAY 27, 1995
NO DEATHS OR INJURIESAND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES 37 MILE
PATHUNION/ADAIR/GUTHRIE MAY 27, 1995 NO DEATHS 2 INJURIESAND
DALLAS COUNTIES 55 MILE PATHGUTHRIE/GREENE AND MAY 27, 1995
NO DEATHS 1 INJURYCARROLL COUNTIES 30 MILE PATHTAYLOR/ADAMS/CASS
APRIL 8, 1999 NO DEATHS 3 INJURIESAND ADAIR COUNTIES 49 MILE
PATHUNION/MADISON AND APRIL 8, 1999 NO DEATHS 1 INJURYDALLAS
COUNTIES 56 MILE PATH$$