Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Shelby County, Kentucky, June 29, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length19.8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.15, -85.32) to the end point (38.27, -84.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 29, 1979, 5:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Near the path
- Shelbyville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 19.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 29, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 1979 | F4 | Illinois | 5.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 1979 | F2 | Kentucky | 33.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Jun 29, 1979 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1979 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.