The June 29, 1979 tornado
F4Will County, Illinois
An F4 tornado on a 5.4-mile path that injured 1. It was one of 5 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · June 29, 1979
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 5.4 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, June 29, 1979
- 12:00 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.