The March 29, 1979 tornado
F4Nodaway and Page counties, Iowa and Missouri
An F4 tornado on a 18.8-mile path that injured 20. It was one of 9 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · March 29, 1979
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 18.8 mi
- Width up to 500 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 20
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, March 29, 1979
- 5:45 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.