Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Ottawa County, Kansas, October 18, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries11
Length71.4 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.18, -97.63) to the end point (39.47, -96.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 18, 1979, 3:17 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Ottawa County, Clay County, Riley County, Pottawatomie County
- Path
- 71.4 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 11 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 18, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 1979 | F2 | Kansas | 54.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 18, 1979 | F1 | Nebraska | 3.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.