Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Barry County, Missouri, October 30, 1979

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries9

Length24.2 mi

Width50 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.72, -93.63) to the end point (37.07, -93.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 30, 1979, 8:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Missouri
Counties: Barry County, Lawrence County
Path: 24.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 9 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 30, 1979

Tornadoes, newest first
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	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

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.