Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Kay County, Oklahoma, March 18, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.90, -97.05) to the end point (36.90, -97.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 18, 1979, 7:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Kay County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 18, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1979 | F3 | Oklahoma | 7.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2.6 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 10.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 13.3 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F1 | Kansas | 4.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F1 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.