Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Atchison County, Kansas, October 21, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length1.9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.57, -95.33) to the end point (39.60, -95.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 21, 1979, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Atchison County
- Path
- 1.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 21, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 1979 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 1979 | F1 | Missouri | 2.5 mi | 533 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.