Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Gove County, Kansas, August 28, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.77, -100.58) to the end point (38.65, -100.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 28, 1979, 5:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Gove County
- Path
- 10.1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 28, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1979 | F3 | Iowa | 38.3 mi | 533 yd | 2 | 14 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Iowa | 1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Kansas | 2.7 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Kansas | 1.9 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Kansas | 2.7 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Kansas | 6.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F0 | Iowa | 1.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.