Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Sioux County, Iowa, August 8, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.07, -95.88) to the end point (43.07, -95.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 8, 1979, 9:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Sioux County
- Path
- 0.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 8, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 1979 | F2 | Ohio | 1.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 1979 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 1979 | F1 | Iowa | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 1979 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 1979 | F0 | West Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 1979 | F0 | West Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.