Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Smith County, Texas, April 1, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.23, -95.30) to the end point (32.27, -95.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 1, 1979, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Smith County
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 1, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1979 | F3 | Texas | 5.6 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | F2 | Texas | 7.1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.