The July 28, 1986 tornado
F4Dixon, Dakota, Woodbury and Monona counties, Iowa and Nebraska
An F4 tornado on a 52.5-mile path that injured 2. It was one of 13 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · July 28, 1986
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 52.5 mi
- Width up to 73 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Monday, July 28, 1986
- 5:30 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.