Tornado History

Fairbank Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Fairbank, Iowa as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 5 matching records from 2000 through 2022. The strongest matching rating is EF3 (Severe damage), the latest matching tornado is July 5, 2022, and minimum reported property damage totals $1.0M.

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5recorded tornadoes

EF3 (Severe damage)highest rating

$1.0Mminimum property damage

July 5, 2022latest tornado

20.92 milongest listed path

1232 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF3 (Severe damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)1
F0 (Light damage)2
Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

20001
20011
20081
20201
20221

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Injuries	Min. property damage
May 25, 2008	EF3	Buchanan, Iowa	20.92 mi	1232 yd	3	$1.0M
March 28, 2020	EF1	Buchanan, Iowa	7.38 mi	50 yd	0	N/A
May 11, 2000	F0	Buchanan, Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	N/A
June 1, 2001	F0	Buchanan, Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	N/A
July 5, 2022	EFU	Buchanan, Iowa	1.37 mi	20 yd	0	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.