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2008-05-25 • Peak EF5 / F5 Intensity

Parkersburg-New Hartford, IA Tornado

Explore the interactive tornado track map for the 2008-05-25 Parkersburg-New Hartford, IA event. This tornado reached the peak of the Fujita scale, manifesting total structural failure in well-built homes and extreme landscape scarring.

Detailed analysis of the damage path indicates peak intensities consistent with F5/EF5 ratings. Our map data shows the forward velocity and vortex structure resulted in 9 fatalities and 70 injuries over a path length of 40.97 miles.

This record serves as a technical entry in the Fujita Supply Archive, preserving the meteorological history and track maps of North American storm intensity.

Fatalities

9

Injuries

70

Path Length

40.97 mi

Max Width

2100 yd

Local Start Time

15:48:00

States Impacted

IA