Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Wharton County, Texas, January 20, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length13.2 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.23, -96.42) to the end point (29.23, -96.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 20, 1979, 2:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Wharton County
- Path
- 13.2 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.