Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Carter County, Oklahoma, October 30, 1979
RatingF3
Deaths3
Injuries2
Length8.4 mi
Width530 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.23, -97.27) to the end point (34.35, -97.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 30, 1979, 10:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Carter County
- Path
- 8.4 miles long, up to 530 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 2 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 | 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 | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.