Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Collin County, Texas, March 29, 1979
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.17, -95.65) to the end point (33.17, -95.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 29, 1979, 2:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Collin County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 29, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1979 | F4 | Missouri, Iowa | 18.8 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 20 |
| Mar 29, 1979 | F3 | Iowa | 29.6 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 1979 | F3 | Iowa | 57 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 29, 1979 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1979 | F2 | Iowa | 9.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1979 | F0 | Kansas | 2.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1979 | F0 | Colorado | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.