Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Winneshiek County, Iowa, August 4, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.15, -91.83) to the end point (43.15, -91.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 4, 1979, 6:19 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Winneshiek County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 4, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 1979 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 1979 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 4, 1979 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.