The September 16, 1978 tornado
F3Marshall, Jasper and Poweshiek counties, Iowa
An F3 tornado on a 31.8-mile path that killed 6 and injured 45. It was one of 3 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · September 16, 1978
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 31.8 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 6
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 45
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, September 16, 1978
- 7:25 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.