Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Hartford County, Connecticut, October 3, 1979
RatingF4
Deaths3
Injuries500
Length11.3 mi
Width1,400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.88, -72.67) to the end point (42.05, -72.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 3, 1979, 1:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Connecticut
- Counties
- Hartford County
- Path
- 11.3 miles long, up to 1,400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 500 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 3, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 1979 | F2 | Wisconsin | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3, 1979 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3, 1979 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.