Iowa, 1960Tornado and Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 6, 1960
August 6, 1960 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Tornado, Montgomery
- When
- August 6, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.200, -95.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Adair
- When
- August 6, 11:12 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County
- Measured
- 85 kt (98 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.380, -94.580
- 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.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado in Virginia, August 6, 1960$25,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 6, 19603 in hail · 5 events
- Hail in South Dakota, August 6, 19602.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 6, 19601 event
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, August 6, 19601 event
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 6, 196055 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in North Dakota, August 6, 1960$3,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Montana, August 6, 19600.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10015888, 10015889.