Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Johnson County, Texas, October 30, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.30, -97.40) to the end point (32.30, -97.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 30, 1979, 9:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Johnson County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 30, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 1979 | F3 | Texas | 18.6 mi | 127 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F3 | Oklahoma | 8.4 mi | 530 yd | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F2 | Texas | 29.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F2 | Missouri | 24.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 8.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 8 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.