Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Brown County, Nebraska, July 7, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length11.1 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.55, -99.78) to the end point (42.45, -99.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 7, 1979, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Brown County, Rock County
- Path
- 11.1 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 7, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 1979 | F1 | Nebraska | 32.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 7, 1979 | F1 | Nebraska | 28.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 7, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.