Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Jasper County, Iowa, August 26, 1979

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.9 mi
Width200 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.73, -92.95) to the end point (41.80, -92.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
August 26, 1979, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Iowa
Counties
Jasper County
Path
4.9 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.