Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Greeley County, Nebraska, April 19, 1979
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.8 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.60, -98.48) to the end point (41.72, -98.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1979, 5:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Greeley County
- Path
- 10.8 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1979 | F2 | Kansas | 5.2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1979 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1979 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1979 | F1 | Kansas | 4.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.