The May 20, 1959 tornado
F4Wayne County, Iowa
An F4 tornado on a 17.2-mile path that injured 5. It was one of 13 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 20, 1959
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 17.2 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, May 20, 1959
- 7:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.