Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Suwannee County, Florida, July 5, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.30, -83.15) to the end point (30.30, -83.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 5, 1979, 1:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Suwannee County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 5, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 1979 | F0 | Minnesota | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1979 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1979 | F0 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1979 | F0 | Alabama | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.