The March 13, 1990 tornado
F4Linn, Jones, Delaware and Dubuque counties, Iowa
An F4 tornado on a 19.0-mile path. It was one of 59 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 14 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happened Part of the outbreak of March 13, 1990: 59 tornadoes in 6 statesF4 tornado · March 13, 1990
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 19.0 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, March 13, 1990
- 4:53 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F5, Reno County1 killed
- F4, York County131 mi
- F5, Harvey County1 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.