Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Morton County, North Dakota, August 21, 1979
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.67, -101.10) to the end point (46.67, -101.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 21, 1979, 5:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Morton County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 21, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | Oklahoma | 8.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 10.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.