The May 30, 1989 tornado
F4Hardin and Grundy counties, Iowa
An F4 tornado on a 11.0-mile path that injured 3. It was one of 9 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 30, 1989
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 11.0 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 3
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, May 30, 1989
- 6:50 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.