EF5Historical Record
EF5 Tornado — Fayette County, Iowa — May 15, 1968
Fayette County, IA
500 yd wide13.1 mi longmoved N
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF5
Date & timeMay 15, 1968 · 3:57 PM
Path length13.1 mi
Max width500 yd
Injuries156
Fatalities5
Details
A EF5 tornado was recorded in Fayette County, IA, tracking roughly 13.1 miles with a maximum width of about 500 yards. The event is associated with 5 fatalities and 156 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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