Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hamilton County, Iowa, August 19, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.7 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.42, -93.87) to the end point (42.47, -93.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 19, 1979, 6:32 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Hamilton County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 19, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1979 | F1 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 1979 | F1 | Nevada | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 1979 | F1 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 1979 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 1979 | F0 | Illinois | 12.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 1979 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 1979 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.