Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Laramie County, Wyoming, July 16, 1979
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries40
Length8.8 mi
Width80 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.17, -104.82) to the end point (41.07, -104.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 16, 1979, 3:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Wyoming
- Counties
- Laramie County
- Path
- 8.8 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 40 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 16, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 1979 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 16, 1979 | F0 | Wyoming | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 16, 1979 | F0 | Colorado | 1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 16, 1979 | F0 | Colorado | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.