Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Pecos County, Texas, April 20, 1979

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length2 mi

Width900 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.60, -102.57) to the end point (30.60, -102.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 20, 1979, 1:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Texas
Counties: Pecos County
Path: 2 miles long, up to 900 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 20, 1979

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 20, 1979	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1979	F1	Texas	0.3 mi	40 yd	0	0

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Pecos County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.