The October 3, 1979 tornado
F4Hartford County, Connecticut
An F4 tornado on a 11.3-mile path that killed 3 and injured 500. It was one of 4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · October 3, 1979
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 11.3 mi
- Width up to 1,400 yards
- Killed
- 3
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 500
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, October 3, 1979
- 1:00 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.