Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cass County, Iowa, July 27, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.40, -95.02) to the end point (41.40, -95.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 27, 1979, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Cass County
- Near the path
- Atlantic (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 27, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1979 | F0 | Colorado | 1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1979 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1979 | F0 | Wyoming | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1979 | F0 | Wyoming | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1979 | F0 | Wyoming | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1979 | F0 | Wyoming | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 1979 | F0 | Wyoming | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.