Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Harris County, Texas, September 18, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.72, -95.45) to the end point (29.72, -95.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 18, 1979, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Harris County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 18, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 1979 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.