The April 12, 1964 tornado
F4Page County, Iowa
An F4 tornado on a 13.1-mile path that killed 1 and injured 28. It was one of 19 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 12, 1964
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 13.1 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 28
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, April 12, 1964
- 4:45 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Anderson County3 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.