Iowa, 1953

Tornadoes in Iowa, June 7, 1953

June 7, 1953 · 10 events in 9 counties and zones

10 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

10 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Plymouth

When
June 7, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Plymouth County
Rating
F2
Path length
11.3 mi
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
42.750, -96.600

Tornado, Ida

When
June 7, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Ida County
Rating
F2
Path length
17.8 mi
Path width
833 yd
Coordinates
42.370, -95.480

Tornado, Pocahontas

When
June 7, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Pocahontas County
Rating
F2
Path length
16.2 mi
Path width
833 yd
Coordinates
42.830, -94.700

Tornado, Palo Alto

When
June 7, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Palo Alto County
Rating
F2
Path length
15.2 mi
Path width
500 yd
Coordinates
43.000, -94.470

Tornado, Webster

When
June 7, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Rating
F2
Path length
18.8 mi
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
42.300, -94.300

Tornado, Madison

When
June 7, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Rating
F2
Path length
63.3 mi
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
41.420, -93.920

Tornado, Calhoun

When
June 7, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Rating
F3
Path length
30.7 mi
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
42.550, -94.700

Tornado, Boone

When
June 7, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
42.170, -94.070

Tornado, Webster

When
June 7, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Rating
F2
Path length
30.2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
42.470, -94.000

Tornado, Poweshiek

When
June 7, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Poweshiek County
Rating
F2
Path length
52.7 mi
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
41.700, -92.750

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10017042, 10017043, 10017044, 10017045, 10017046, 10017047, 10017048, 10017049, 10017050, 10017051.