Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Young County, Texas, June 6, 1979
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length7.1 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.22, -98.62) to the end point (33.25, -98.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 6, 1979, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Young County
- Path
- 7.1 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 6, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 1979 | F2 | Texas | 7.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 6.2 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 4.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1979 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1979 | F1 | Colorado | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1979 | F0 | Colorado | 0.3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.