The September 28, 1986 tornado
F4Polk and Jasper counties, Iowa
An F4 tornado on a 20.0-mile path. It was one of 7 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · September 28, 1986
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 20.0 mi
- Width up to 250 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, September 28, 1986
- 4:34 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.