EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Black Hawk County, Iowa — August 26, 1965
Black Hawk County, IA
200 yd wide4.7 mi longmoved SE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeAugust 26, 1965 · 7:00 PM
Path length4.7 mi
Max width200 yd
Injuries17
Fatalities1
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Black Hawk County, IA, tracking roughly 4.7 miles with a maximum width of about 200 yards. The event is associated with 1 fatality and 17 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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