EF5Historical Record
EF5 Tornado — Adair County, Iowa — June 27, 1953
Adair County, IA
100 yd wide0.1 mi longmoved N
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF5
Date & timeJune 27, 1953 · 3:45 PM
Path length0.1 mi
Max width100 yd
Injuries2
Fatalities1
Details
A EF5 tornado was recorded in Adair County, IA, tracking roughly 0.1 miles with a maximum width of about 100 yards. The event is associated with 1 fatality and 2 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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