Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lee County, Iowa, October 22, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.68, -91.37) to the end point (40.68, -91.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 22, 1979, 3:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Lee County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 22, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 1979 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 1979 | F2 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 22, 1979 | F2 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 550 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 22, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 1979 | F1 | Illinois | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 1979 | F1 | Arkansas | 1.5 mi | 77 yd | 1 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.