The June 28, 1979 tornado
F4Pocahontas and Calhoun counties, Iowa
An F4 tornado on a 14.9-mile path that killed 3 and injured 26. It was one of 38 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · June 28, 1979
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 14.9 mi
- Width up to 33 yards
- Killed
- 3
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 26
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, June 28, 1979
- 6:02 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.