Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Calloway County, Kentucky, March 23, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.5 mi
Width80 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.70, -88.47) to the end point (36.70, -88.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 23, 1979, 5:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Calloway County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 23, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 1979 | F2 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 23, 1979 | F2 | North Carolina | 9.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Mar 23, 1979 | F1 | Florida | 4.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 23, 1979 | F1 | Georgia | 1.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1979 | F1 | Georgia | 6.2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.