Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Travis County, Texas, May 1, 1979
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.17, -97.85) to the end point (30.17, -97.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 1, 1979, 9:33 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Travis County
- Near the path
- Shady Hollow (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 1, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1979 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1979 | F1 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1979 | F1 | Kansas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1979 | F0 | Washington | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.