Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Furnas County, Nebraska, April 19, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.35, -99.90) to the end point (40.35, -99.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1979, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Furnas County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1979 | F3 | Nebraska | 10.8 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 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.