Jordan, Iowa
Encyclopedia
Jordan is an unincorporated community
in Boone County
, Iowa
, United States
. As of 2000 the population was listed as 13.
Jordan was hit by a massive tornado
on June 13, 1976. The tornado was rated an F-5 by the National Weather Service
, and the National Climate Data Center indicated that the damage path of the tornado was roughly 880 yards (one half-mile) wide and 21 miles (33.8 km) long. The tornado destroyed virtually every house and business building in the community, but all residents survived. The tornado was accompanied by an F-3 anticyclonic tornado a few miles away. Dr Fujita, the originator of the Fujita tornado intensity scale, said the tornado which hit Jordan was the most intense and destructive he had ever studied.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Boone County
Boone County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 26,306 in the county, with a population density of . There were 11,756 housing units, of which 10,728 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of 2000 the population was listed as 13.
Jordan was hit by a massive tornado
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
on June 13, 1976. The tornado was rated an F-5 by the National Weather Service
National Weather Service
The National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...
, and the National Climate Data Center indicated that the damage path of the tornado was roughly 880 yards (one half-mile) wide and 21 miles (33.8 km) long. The tornado destroyed virtually every house and business building in the community, but all residents survived. The tornado was accompanied by an F-3 anticyclonic tornado a few miles away. Dr Fujita, the originator of the Fujita tornado intensity scale, said the tornado which hit Jordan was the most intense and destructive he had ever studied.