Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Lincoln County, West Virginia, August 8, 1979
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.23, -81.93) to the end point (38.23, -81.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 8, 1979, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- West Virginia
- Counties
- Lincoln County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 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 | Iowa | 0.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.