1979

855 tornadoes, 5 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 15 notable earthquakes. 38 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 84.

Tornadoes

855 recorded; 38 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1979 Jan: 16 Feb: 4 Mar: 53 Apr: 123 May: 112 Jun: 150 150 Jul: 132 Aug: 126 Sep: 69 Oct: 47 Nov: 21 Dec: 2 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas157
  2. Florida89
  3. Iowa52
  4. Oklahoma51
  5. Arkansas42
  6. Wyoming42
  7. Colorado37
  8. South Dakota32

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1979
Apr 10, 1979F4Archer, Wichita, Clay46.942
Apr 10, 1979F4Foard, Wilbarger, Tillman39.711
Jun 28, 1979F4Pocahontas, Calhoun14.93
Oct 3, 1979F4Hartford11.33
May 2, 1979F4Major, Garfield20.61
Mar 29, 1979F4Nodaway, Page18.80
Jun 29, 1979F4Will5.40
Oct 30, 1979F3Carter8.43
Apr 10, 1979F3Comanche4.53
Aug 28, 1979F3Mills, Fremont, Page38.32
Jun 28, 1979F3Kossuth15.92
Sep 5, 1979F3Fairfax17.91
Mar 31, 1979F3Barren12.71
Jul 16, 1979F3Laramie8.81
Apr 8, 1979F3Ouachita, Calhoun, Bradley62.40
Mar 29, 1979F3Union, Madison, Warren57.00
Apr 11, 1979F3Douglas, Texas35.40
Mar 29, 1979F3Taylor29.60
Apr 10, 1979F3Runnels, Coleman25.00
Oct 30, 1979F3Stephens18.60
Apr 8, 1979F3Ashley17.70
Apr 10, 1979F3Carter12.80
Apr 19, 1979F3Greeley10.80
Feb 23, 1979F3Henderson, Smith10.30
Nov 25, 1979F3Montgomery, Elmore10.20
Jan 24, 1979F3Martin9.60
May 2, 1979F3Garfield8.40
Mar 18, 1979F3Washington, Nowata7.90
May 3, 1979F3Wood7.20
Mar 2, 1979F3Mason7.10
Jun 6, 1979F3Young7.10
Jan 24, 1979F3Manatee7.00
Aug 5, 1979F3Ogle5.70
Apr 1, 1979F3Gregg5.60
Jun 24, 1979F3El Paso4.30
Sep 5, 1979F3Newport News city2.50
May 21, 1979F3Stephens2.00
May 8, 1979F3Woodbury0.10
Aug 10, 1979F2Worcester9.72
Apr 10, 1979F2Wilbarger, Wichita, Tillman74.11
Apr 11, 1979F2Vanderburgh, Warrick10.01
Sep 5, 1979F2Chester4.11
May 8, 1979F2Polk4.01
Aug 9, 1979F2Calumet0.11
Oct 18, 1979F2Ottawa, Clay, Riley71.40
Oct 18, 1979F2Pottawatomie, Jackson, Atchison54.10
Apr 11, 1979F2McCurtain, Sevier, Polk42.00
Apr 11, 1979F2Saline, Pulaski, Lonoke40.30
Apr 11, 1979F2Crittenden, Webster, Henderson36.00
Jun 29, 1979F2Franklin, Scott, Harrison33.80
Oct 30, 1979F2Young, Jack29.10
Nov 25, 1979F2Clarke28.60
Nov 25, 1979F2Elmore, Tallapoosa26.90
Oct 30, 1979F2Barry, Lawrence24.20
Apr 10, 1979F2Comanche, Hamilton24.00
Nov 25, 1979F2Butler, Lowndes22.90
Apr 10, 1979F2Foard22.10
Aug 3, 1979F2Roberts20.50
May 2, 1979F2Major20.30
Apr 11, 1979F2Clay, Clinton20.10
Aug 31, 1979F2Kingfisher, Logan16.20
Jun 16, 1979F2Oconto15.20
Apr 11, 1979F2Henderson, Van Zandt13.30
Apr 11, 1979F2Washington11.10
Jul 7, 1979F2Brown, Rock11.10
Jun 28, 1979F2Van Buren11.00
May 3, 1979F2Camp10.80
Apr 10, 1979F2Baylor10.40
Apr 11, 1979F2Ashley10.40
May 27, 1979F2Bowie10.10
Aug 28, 1979F2Gove10.10
Mar 23, 1979F2Robeson9.80
Apr 10, 1979F2Runnels, Coleman9.60
May 3, 1979F2Crockett, Gibson9.40
Mar 29, 1979F2Warren9.30
Apr 10, 1979F2Tillman9.20
Apr 11, 1979F2Hopkins8.30
Jun 6, 1979F2Young7.90
Apr 12, 1979F2Lowndes7.70
May 3, 1979F2Dallas7.60
Jun 28, 1979F2Hamilton7.20
Apr 1, 1979F2Marion7.10
Jul 11, 1979F2Covington7.10
Apr 11, 1979F2Conway5.40
Apr 19, 1979F2Graham5.20
Apr 10, 1979F2Pottawatomie, Lincoln4.60
Apr 18, 1979F2Montgomery4.00
Apr 11, 1979F2Desha3.60
Apr 1, 1979F2Smith3.60
Apr 12, 1979F2Berrien3.30
Apr 11, 1979F2Faulkner3.00
May 24, 1979F2Broward3.00
Jun 16, 1979F2Cheyenne3.00
Sep 20, 1979F2Perry3.00
Aug 9, 1979F2Vernon, Juneau2.70
Mar 18, 1979F2Tulsa, Rogers2.60
Oct 3, 1979F2Pierce2.50
Jun 9, 1979F2Green2.50
Sep 5, 1979F2New Castle2.50
Oct 30, 1979F2Wise2.00
Mar 29, 1979F2Okfuskee2.00
Apr 10, 1979F2Cleveland2.00
Apr 11, 1979F2Lawrence2.00
Apr 1, 1979F2Smith2.00
May 10, 1979F2Hill2.00
May 22, 1979F2Hennepin2.00
May 23, 1979F2Carroll2.00
Jun 7, 1979F2Van Buren2.00
Sep 3, 1979F2Brevard2.00
Sep 5, 1979F2King George2.00
Apr 10, 1979F2Cleveland1.50
Aug 8, 1979F2Marion1.20
Oct 21, 1979F2Murray1.00
Oct 22, 1979F2Jefferson1.00
Oct 22, 1979F2Calcasieu1.00
Oct 22, 1979F2Cameron1.00
Oct 5, 1979F2Berks1.00
Jan 13, 1979F2Palm Beach1.00
Mar 19, 1979F2Titus1.00
Mar 22, 1979F2Shelby1.00
May 2, 1979F2Logan1.00
May 3, 1979F2Clark1.00
Jun 28, 1979F2Hamilton1.00
Sep 18, 1979F2Harris1.00
Sep 4, 1979F2Georgetown1.00
Sep 4, 1979F2Horry1.00
Sep 5, 1979F2Berks1.00
Sep 7, 1979F2Todd1.00
Apr 3, 1979F2Halifax0.80
Apr 8, 1979F2Howard0.80
Jun 28, 1979F2Pulaski0.80
Jun 20, 1979F2Lenawee0.60
Apr 11, 1979F2Nevada0.50
Jul 3, 1979F2Olmsted0.50
Jul 9, 1979F2Brevard0.50
Aug 17, 1979F2Winnebago0.50
Sep 5, 1979F2Baltimore0.50
Sep 5, 1979F2Hampton city0.50
Sep 5, 1979F2Loudoun0.50
Sep 5, 1979F2Loudoun0.50
Aug 8, 1979F2Sioux0.40
Oct 5, 1979F2Monroe0.30
May 24, 1979F2Burke0.30
Oct 30, 1979F2Taylor0.10
Nov 11, 1979F2Thomas0.10
Mar 18, 1979F2Kay0.10
Mar 23, 1979F2Greenville0.10
Mar 2, 1979F2Smith0.10
Apr 11, 1979F2Marshall0.10
May 10, 1979F2Monroe0.10
Jun 19, 1979F2Codington0.10
Jul 16, 1979F2Oklahoma0.10
Sep 3, 1979F2Volusia0.10
Sep 3, 1979F2Volusia0.10
Jun 30, 1979F1Jackson2.02
Oct 22, 1979F1Chicot1.51
Jun 19, 1979F1Roberts0.11
Jul 7, 1979F1Blaine, Custer32.30
Jul 7, 1979F1Loup28.10
May 30, 1979F1Jefferson25.80
Jun 5, 1979F1Lamb, Hale24.50
Jul 30, 1979F1Ida, Crawford23.00
Jun 28, 1979F1Kossuth, Humboldt, Wright20.30
Jun 29, 1979F1Shelby19.80
Apr 12, 1979F1Newaygo, Mecosta18.20
Sep 5, 1979F1St. Mary's17.80
Jun 16, 1979F1Trempealeau, Eau Claire17.60
Mar 18, 1979F1Collingsworth13.30
Jan 20, 1979F1Wharton13.20
Jun 24, 1979F1Mountrail13.20
Jun 28, 1979F1Dallas12.90
Apr 9, 1979F1Chatham10.70
Mar 18, 1979F1Crosby10.50
Mar 19, 1979F1Choctaw9.80
Jun 30, 1979F1Concordia9.80
Jun 28, 1979F1Cottonwood, Watonwan9.20
Jun 28, 1979F1Kandiyohi9.00
Oct 30, 1979F1Palo Pinto8.90
Apr 11, 1979F1Stone8.70
Apr 11, 1979F1St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve8.50
Oct 30, 1979F1Montague8.00
Jun 9, 1979F1Linn8.00
Oct 2, 1979F1Berkeley7.80
Apr 10, 1979F1Comanche7.10
May 8, 1979F1Volusia6.90
Apr 11, 1979F1White6.50
Nov 21, 1979F1Angelina6.20
Mar 23, 1979F1Habersham6.20
May 5, 1979F1Volusia6.20
Jun 6, 1979F1Anderson6.20
Apr 8, 1979F1Chicot5.90
Feb 25, 1979F1Rowan5.70
Mar 3, 1979F1Escambia, Santa Rosa5.70
Apr 21, 1979F1Iberia5.70
Jun 8, 1979F1Adams5.70
Nov 25, 1979F1Conecuh5.60
Jun 28, 1979F1Sibley5.60
Jun 28, 1979F1Nicollet5.60
Jun 28, 1979F1Grant5.40
Nov 10, 1979F1Tift5.10
May 28, 1979F1Eastland4.90
Jun 16, 1979F1Graham4.90
Aug 26, 1979F1Jasper4.90
May 2, 1979F1Washington4.70
Aug 19, 1979F1Hamilton4.70
Mar 18, 1979F1Marshall4.50
Mar 23, 1979F1Pasco4.50
Jun 6, 1979F1Throckmorton4.50
Apr 19, 1979F1Phillips4.30
Apr 11, 1979F1Shawnee4.10
Jun 28, 1979F1Kandiyohi4.10
Apr 13, 1979F1Bibb4.00
Jul 14, 1979F1Iroquois3.80
Oct 18, 1979F1Thayer3.60
Mar 2, 1979F1Kendall3.60
May 26, 1979F1Plymouth3.60
Jun 28, 1979F1Kossuth3.60
Jun 28, 1979F1Richland3.30
Apr 11, 1979F1Pontotoc3.00
Jun 9, 1979F1Henry3.00
Aug 9, 1979F1Ottawa3.00
Apr 13, 1979F1Orangeburg2.80
Apr 11, 1979F1Ozark2.70
Oct 21, 1979F1Barry2.50
Jun 28, 1979F1Wilkin2.50
Sep 5, 1979F1Anne Arundel2.50
Jun 28, 1979F1Emmet, Kossuth2.30
Jun 28, 1979F1Waseca2.30
Oct 22, 1979F1Clinton2.00
Nov 21, 1979F1Nacogdoches2.00
Dec 23, 1979F1Lincoln2.00
Jan 24, 1979F1Lee2.00
Jan 31, 1979F1Orange2.00
Mar 14, 1979F1Fresno2.00
Apr 10, 1979F1Wichita2.00
Apr 11, 1979F1Claiborne2.00
Apr 13, 1979F1Brantley2.00
Apr 20, 1979F1Pecos2.00
May 2, 1979F1Taylor2.00
Jun 19, 1979F1Cuming2.00
Jun 28, 1979F1Goshen2.00
Jun 5, 1979F1Tama2.00
Jun 5, 1979F1Tama2.00
Jun 5, 1979F1Tama2.00
Jun 5, 1979F1Tama2.00
Jun 5, 1979F1Tama2.00
Jul 31, 1979F1Doña Ana2.00
Jul 9, 1979F1Kent2.00
Aug 10, 1979F1New Castle2.00
Aug 8, 1979F1Iowa2.00
Sep 5, 1979F1Stafford2.00
Oct 21, 1979F1Atchison1.90
Oct 3, 1979F1Berks1.90
Mar 23, 1979F1Hall1.50
Jul 4, 1979F1Carroll1.50
Aug 5, 1979F1Clinton1.30
Oct 2, 1979F1Rockingham1.10
Oct 30, 1979F1Johnson1.00
Nov 25, 1979F1Cobb1.00
Mar 18, 1979F1Lubbock1.00
Mar 21, 1979F1Mitchell1.00
Mar 30, 1979F1Henry1.00
Apr 13, 1979F1Brooks1.00
Apr 13, 1979F1Meriwether1.00
Apr 13, 1979F1Bibb1.00
Apr 4, 1979F1Calhoun1.00
May 1, 1979F1Baca1.00
May 1, 1979F1Sherman1.00
May 3, 1979F1Dallas1.00
May 3, 1979F1Dallas1.00
May 4, 1979F1Yalobusha1.00
Jun 25, 1979F1Wise1.00
Jun 28, 1979F1Cheyenne1.00
Jun 28, 1979F1Goshen1.00
Jul 27, 1979F1Cass1.00
Jul 30, 1979F1Muscatine1.00
Aug 10, 1979F1Suffolk1.00
Aug 20, 1979F1Rock Island1.00
Aug 28, 1979F1Cerro Gordo1.00
Aug 5, 1979F1Scott1.00
Sep 13, 1979F1Jackson1.00
Sep 13, 1979F1Hale1.00
Sep 4, 1979F1Horry1.00
Sep 4, 1979F1Horry1.00
Jul 13, 1979F1Wright0.80
Aug 2, 1979F1Lycoming0.80
Aug 10, 1979F1Hampden0.60
Oct 15, 1979F1Coryell0.50
Oct 22, 1979F1Lee0.50
Oct 30, 1979F1Brown0.50
Oct 2, 1979F1Buckingham0.50
Nov 9, 1979F1Jefferson0.50
Jan 24, 1979F1Volusia0.50
Feb 23, 1979F1Calloway0.50
Mar 14, 1979F1Mohave0.50
Mar 23, 1979F1Calloway0.50
Mar 2, 1979F1Mobile0.50
Apr 10, 1979F1Ellis0.50
Apr 11, 1979F1Fulton0.50
Apr 11, 1979F1Buffalo0.50
Apr 11, 1979F1Coahoma0.50
Apr 11, 1979F1Lauderdale0.50
Apr 1, 1979F1Miller0.50
Apr 3, 1979F1Nash0.50
Apr 3, 1979F1Bertie0.50
May 1, 1979F1Baca0.50
May 3, 1979F1Lauderdale0.50
May 3, 1979F1Dyer0.50
Jun 19, 1979F1Antelope0.50
Jun 24, 1979F1Cleveland0.50
Jun 28, 1979F1Redwood0.50
Jun 28, 1979F1Prowers0.50
Jun 28, 1979F1Baca0.50
Jun 29, 1979F1Schuylkill0.50
Jun 6, 1979F1Morgan0.50
Aug 23, 1979F1Clinton0.50
Sep 5, 1979F1Carroll0.50
Sep 5, 1979F1Gloucester0.50
Sep 5, 1979F1Calvert0.50
Oct 5, 1979F1Monroe0.30
Nov 11, 1979F1Jefferson0.30
Jan 12, 1979F1Brevard0.30
Mar 18, 1979F1Cass0.30
Apr 19, 1979F1Furnas0.30
Apr 20, 1979F1Bexar0.30
Apr 1, 1979F1Woodruff0.30
Apr 2, 1979F1Lauderdale0.30
Apr 8, 1979F1Nevada0.30
May 30, 1979F1Fayette0.30
May 30, 1979F1Breckinridge0.30
May 2, 1979F1Payne0.30
May 3, 1979F1Jefferson0.30
May 5, 1979F1Albany0.30
May 8, 1979F1Hillsborough0.30
May 9, 1979F1Woodward0.30
Jun 16, 1979F1Pipestone0.30
Jun 28, 1979F1McLeod0.30
Jun 30, 1979F1Baldwin0.30
Jun 6, 1979F1Caddo0.30
Jun 7, 1979F1Crawford0.30
Jun 8, 1979F1Comanche0.30
Jul 12, 1979F1Scott0.30
Aug 29, 1979F1Lenawee0.30
Aug 29, 1979F1Monroe0.30
Aug 29, 1979F1Monroe0.30
Aug 29, 1979F1Monroe0.30
Aug 9, 1979F1Ottawa0.30
Aug 9, 1979F1Lake0.30
Sep 5, 1979F1Page0.30
Oct 30, 1979F1Harris0.20
Nov 20, 1979F1Canadian0.20
Nov 26, 1979F1Lancaster0.20
Dec 23, 1979F1Chicot0.20
Mar 19, 1979F1Cooke0.20
Mar 3, 1979F1Escambia0.20
Apr 1, 1979F1Lincoln0.20
Apr 1, 1979F1Johnson0.20
May 14, 1979F1Lake0.20
May 8, 1979F1Woodbury0.20
May 8, 1979F1Hillsborough0.20
Jun 22, 1979F1Ford0.20
Jun 28, 1979F1Wright0.20
Jun 28, 1979F1Ramsey0.20
Jul 13, 1979F1Linn0.20
Jul 24, 1979F1Walton0.20
Jul 25, 1979F1Teller0.20
Aug 19, 1979F1Mahaska0.20
Oct 22, 1979F1Hardin0.10
Oct 30, 1979F1McLennan0.10
Oct 3, 1979F1Montour0.10
Nov 25, 1979F1Escambia0.10
Nov 26, 1979F1Cumberland0.10
Jan 12, 1979F1Okeechobee0.10
Jan 21, 1979F1Brevard0.10
Jan 24, 1979F1DeSoto0.10
Jan 24, 1979F1Highlands0.10
Jan 31, 1979F1Los Angeles0.10
Jan 1, 1979F1Santa Rosa0.10
Jan 2, 1979F1Palm Beach0.10
Feb 23, 1979F1Leon0.10
Mar 26, 1979F1Hill0.10
Mar 29, 1979F1Jack0.10
Mar 31, 1979F1Morehouse0.10
Mar 31, 1979F1Eastland0.10
Mar 31, 1979F1Hamilton0.10
Mar 2, 1979F1East Baton Rouge0.10
Apr 10, 1979F1Wichita0.10
Apr 10, 1979F1Comanche0.10
Apr 10, 1979F1Palo Pinto0.10
Apr 11, 1979F1Grayson0.10
Apr 11, 1979F1Wood0.10
Apr 11, 1979F1Thomas0.10
Apr 18, 1979F1Harris0.10
Apr 18, 1979F1Curry0.10
Apr 19, 1979F1Phillips0.10
Apr 20, 1979F1Brown0.10
Apr 1, 1979F1Cass0.10
Apr 1, 1979F1Bowie0.10
Apr 2, 1979F1Crawford0.10
Apr 3, 1979F1Crawford0.10
Apr 3, 1979F1Craven0.10
Apr 4, 1979F1Haralson0.10
Apr 4, 1979F1Gadsden0.10
Apr 4, 1979F1Decatur0.10
Apr 8, 1979F1Hempstead0.10
May 10, 1979F1Hill0.10
May 15, 1979F1Union0.10
May 18, 1979F1Adams0.10
May 20, 1979F1Eddy0.10
May 20, 1979F1Hardeman0.10
May 20, 1979F1Foard0.10
May 20, 1979F1Baylor0.10
May 21, 1979F1Tarrant0.10
May 21, 1979F1Tarrant0.10
May 21, 1979F1Rolette0.10
May 24, 1979F1Pinellas0.10
May 24, 1979F1Pasco0.10
May 24, 1979F1Martin0.10
May 27, 1979F1Stephens0.10
May 1, 1979F1Brown0.10
May 3, 1979F1Johnson0.10
May 3, 1979F1Parker0.10
May 3, 1979F1Tarrant0.10
May 3, 1979F1Hunt0.10
May 3, 1979F1Lamar0.10
May 3, 1979F1Red River0.10
May 3, 1979F1Cass0.10
May 3, 1979F1Smith0.10
May 3, 1979F1Bowie0.10
May 3, 1979F1Upshur0.10
Jun 14, 1979F1Laramie0.10
Jun 15, 1979F1Campbell0.10
Jun 16, 1979F1McCook0.10
Jun 16, 1979F1Lincoln0.10
Jun 16, 1979F1Lincoln0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Brule0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Charles Mix0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Republic0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Yankton0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Butler0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Potter0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Minnehaha0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Minnehaha0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Turner0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Turner0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Brown0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1LaMoure0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Day0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1McPherson0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Barnes0.10
Jun 19, 1979F1Chippewa0.10
Jun 20, 1979F1Winnebago0.10
Jun 20, 1979F1Marinette0.10
Jun 20, 1979F1Racine0.10
Jun 21, 1979F1Alachua0.10
Jun 24, 1979F1Haskell0.10
Jun 28, 1979F1Hennepin0.10
Jun 5, 1979F1Hall0.10
Jun 8, 1979F1Foard0.10
Jul 11, 1979F1Okaloosa0.10
Jul 11, 1979F1Marion0.10
Jul 11, 1979F1St. Johns0.10
Jul 14, 1979F1Meade0.10
Jul 18, 1979F1Jackson0.10
Jul 22, 1979F1Fallon0.10
Jul 23, 1979F1Washita0.10
Jul 3, 1979F1Flagler0.10
Jul 4, 1979F1Suwannee0.10
Jul 5, 1979F1Suwannee0.10
Jul 8, 1979F1Fall River0.10
Aug 19, 1979F1Grant0.10
Aug 19, 1979F1Elko0.10
Aug 20, 1979F1Martin0.10
Aug 22, 1979F1Canadian0.10
Aug 23, 1979F1Lake0.10
Aug 29, 1979F1Juneau0.10
Aug 31, 1979F1Carter0.10
Aug 3, 1979F1McHenry0.10
Aug 4, 1979F1Winneshiek0.10
Aug 4, 1979F1Winneshiek0.10
Aug 4, 1979F1Winneshiek0.10
Aug 4, 1979F1Manitowoc0.10
Aug 5, 1979F1Marion0.10
Aug 8, 1979F1Noble0.10
Aug 9, 1979F1Brown0.10
Aug 9, 1979F1Jefferson0.10
Sep 12, 1979F1Escambia0.10
Sep 13, 1979F1Harris0.10
Sep 18, 1979F1Brazoria0.10
Sep 18, 1979F1Harris0.10
Sep 25, 1979F1Pinellas0.10
Sep 1, 1979F1Pinellas0.10
Sep 3, 1979F1Indian River0.10
Sep 3, 1979F1Volusia0.10
Sep 6, 1979F1Cape May0.10
Sep 8, 1979F1Douglas0.10
Apr 6, 1979F0Monroe14.00
Aug 19, 1979F0Livingston12.50
Aug 21, 1979F0Stephens, Eastland10.50
Aug 20, 1979F0Clay10.30
Aug 2, 1979F0Kearny10.10
Aug 21, 1979F0Dewey8.80
Sep 1, 1979F0Barber8.20
Aug 20, 1979F0Nuckolls6.80
Jun 4, 1979F0Brewster6.20
Aug 28, 1979F0Scott6.10
Apr 23, 1979F0Lonoke5.90
May 9, 1979F0Hemphill5.70
Nov 8, 1979F0Lubbock5.10
Jun 26, 1979F0Kimball5.10
May 8, 1979F0St. Lucie4.60
Jun 20, 1979F0Davis3.60
Jun 19, 1979F0Fillmore3.00
Jun 27, 1979F0Yuma2.70
Jul 25, 1979F0Tipton2.70
Aug 28, 1979F0Gove2.70
Aug 28, 1979F0Gove2.70
Mar 29, 1979F0Brown, Doniphan2.60
Apr 10, 1979F0Foard2.50
Jun 22, 1979F0Ford2.30
Apr 10, 1979F0Crosby2.00
May 17, 1979F0Nobles2.00
May 1, 1979F0Travis2.00
Jun 19, 1979F0Winneshiek2.00
Jun 27, 1979F0Logan2.00
Jun 27, 1979F0Logan2.00
Jul 12, 1979F0Weld2.00
Jul 16, 1979F0Washington2.00
Jul 21, 1979F0Hamilton2.00
Jul 3, 1979F0Logan2.00
Aug 1, 1979F0Niobrara2.00
Sep 4, 1979F0Charleston2.00
Aug 28, 1979F0Gove1.90
Aug 28, 1979F0Story1.30
Jun 5, 1979F0Lamb1.10
Mar 2, 1979F0Reagan1.00
Apr 11, 1979F0Idaho1.00
May 29, 1979F0Brookings1.00
Jul 14, 1979F0Bent1.00
Jul 16, 1979F0Laramie1.00
Jul 16, 1979F0Weld1.00
Jul 17, 1979F0Douglas1.00
Jul 17, 1979F0Douglas1.00
Jul 17, 1979F0Pueblo1.00
Jul 22, 1979F0Campbell1.00
Jul 22, 1979F0Larimer1.00
Jul 26, 1979F0Campbell1.00
Jul 26, 1979F0Campbell1.00
Jul 26, 1979F0Campbell1.00
Jul 26, 1979F0Campbell1.00
Jul 27, 1979F0El Paso1.00
Jul 27, 1979F0Converse1.00
Jul 27, 1979F0Converse1.00
Jul 27, 1979F0Converse1.00
Jul 27, 1979F0Natrona1.00
Jul 27, 1979F0Converse1.00
Jul 28, 1979F0Campbell1.00
Jul 28, 1979F0Campbell1.00
Jul 28, 1979F0Crook1.00
Jul 30, 1979F0Laramie1.00
Jul 30, 1979F0Laramie1.00
Jul 4, 1979F0Campbell1.00
Jul 5, 1979F0Polk1.00
Jul 6, 1979F0Weld1.00
Jul 6, 1979F0Weld1.00
Jul 9, 1979F0Cottle1.00
Aug 14, 1979F0Sweetwater1.00
Aug 14, 1979F0Apache1.00
Aug 21, 1979F0Hemphill1.00
Aug 28, 1979F0Winnebago1.00
Sep 13, 1979F0Habersham1.00
May 22, 1979F0Harris0.80
Jun 20, 1979F0Bay0.80
Jun 27, 1979F0Cheyenne0.80
Jun 26, 1979F0Laramie0.70
Mar 17, 1979F0Briscoe0.50
Mar 18, 1979F0Hale0.50
Mar 18, 1979F0Carson0.50
Mar 2, 1979F0Crockett0.50
Apr 3, 1979F0Swisher0.50
May 22, 1979F0Harris0.50
May 30, 1979F0Liberty0.50
May 3, 1979F0Dallas0.50
May 4, 1979F0Mobile0.50
Jun 22, 1979F0Edgar0.50
Jun 28, 1979F0Emmet0.50
Jun 28, 1979F0Palo Alto0.50
Jun 7, 1979F0Hillsdale0.50
Jul 12, 1979F0Harris0.50
Jul 15, 1979F0Huerfano0.50
Jul 15, 1979F0Huerfano0.50
Jul 17, 1979F0Otero0.50
Jul 18, 1979F0El Paso0.50
Jul 29, 1979F0El Paso0.50
Jul 4, 1979F0Stafford0.50
Jul 6, 1979F0Bent0.50
Aug 12, 1979F0Norman0.50
Oct 5, 1979F0Monroe0.30
Nov 26, 1979F0Lebanon0.30
Mar 18, 1979F0Hale0.30
Mar 18, 1979F0Motley0.30
Mar 21, 1979F0Mitchell0.30
Mar 21, 1979F0Crosby0.30
Apr 11, 1979F0Dickson0.30
Apr 8, 1979F0Union0.30
Apr 9, 1979F0Dallas0.30
May 26, 1979F0Gray0.30
May 29, 1979F0Douglas0.30
May 2, 1979F0Woods0.30
May 3, 1979F0Cleveland0.30
Jun 18, 1979F0Johnson0.30
Jun 22, 1979F0Kiowa0.30
Jun 27, 1979F0Johnson0.30
Jun 28, 1979F0Washington0.30
Jun 6, 1979F0Morgan0.30
Jul 29, 1979F0Weld0.30
Jul 6, 1979F0Adams0.30
Jul 6, 1979F0Arapahoe0.30
Aug 29, 1979F0Monroe0.30
Aug 9, 1979F0Ottawa0.30
Sep 20, 1979F0Lauderdale0.30
Sep 29, 1979F0Putnam0.30
Sep 5, 1979F0Washington0.30
Oct 5, 1979F0Pinellas0.20
Oct 6, 1979F0Berrien0.20
Mar 29, 1979F0Douglas0.20
Apr 10, 1979F0Pottawatomie0.20
Apr 10, 1979F0Pottawatomie0.20
Apr 23, 1979F0Jackson0.20
May 29, 1979F0Logan0.20
May 3, 1979F0Hot Spring0.20
May 8, 1979F0Pinellas0.20
May 8, 1979F0Hillsborough0.20
May 8, 1979F0Pasco0.20
Jul 23, 1979F0Gladwin0.20
Jul 24, 1979F0Allegan0.20
Jul 24, 1979F0Kent0.20
Jul 28, 1979F0Jackson0.20
Jul 30, 1979F0Polk0.20
Jul 5, 1979F0Houston0.20
Aug 19, 1979F0Osceola0.20
Aug 5, 1979F0Rock Island0.20
Sep 29, 1979F0Volusia0.20
Sep 3, 1979F0Brevard0.20
Sep 5, 1979F0Charles0.20
Oct 11, 1979F0Sargent0.10
Oct 30, 1979F0Hood0.10
Oct 30, 1979F0Denton0.10
Oct 1, 1979F0Wabash0.10
Oct 1, 1979F0Whitley0.10
Oct 1, 1979F0Morgan0.10
Oct 1, 1979F0Hamilton0.10
Oct 6, 1979F0LaPorte0.10
Nov 25, 1979F0Conecuh0.10
Nov 25, 1979F0Dallas0.10
Nov 26, 1979F0Schuylkill0.10
Jan 18, 1979F0San Diego0.10
Mar 21, 1979F0Crosby0.10
Mar 29, 1979F0Collin0.10
Apr 10, 1979F0Hale0.10
Apr 11, 1979F0Muskogee0.10
Apr 11, 1979F0Stone0.10
Apr 18, 1979F0Austin0.10
Apr 19, 1979F0Harris0.10
Apr 1, 1979F0Grant0.10
Apr 1, 1979F0Ouachita0.10
Apr 8, 1979F0Ouachita0.10
Apr 8, 1979F0Bradley0.10
Apr 8, 1979F0Ashley0.10
Apr 8, 1979F0Phillips0.10
Apr 8, 1979F0Bienville0.10
May 11, 1979F0Duval0.10
May 11, 1979F0DeSoto0.10
May 15, 1979F0Todd0.10
May 20, 1979F0Martin0.10
May 22, 1979F0Jefferson0.10
May 27, 1979F0Oldham0.10
May 28, 1979F0Roberts0.10
May 1, 1979F0Lincoln0.10
May 2, 1979F0Sumner0.10
May 3, 1979F0Tarrant0.10
May 3, 1979F0Clark0.10
May 4, 1979F0Jefferson0.10
May 4, 1979F0Elmore0.10
May 8, 1979F0Pasco0.10
May 8, 1979F0Hillsborough0.10
May 8, 1979F0Pinellas0.10
May 8, 1979F0Hillsborough0.10
May 8, 1979F0Hillsborough0.10
May 8, 1979F0Hillsborough0.10
May 8, 1979F0Hillsborough0.10
May 8, 1979F0Citrus0.10
May 8, 1979F0Hillsborough0.10
May 8, 1979F0Martin0.10
May 8, 1979F0Hillsborough0.10
Jun 16, 1979F0Pipestone0.10
Jun 16, 1979F0Laramie0.10
Jun 18, 1979F0Johnson0.10
Jun 18, 1979F0Johnson0.10
Jun 18, 1979F0Kimball0.10
Jun 19, 1979F0Republic0.10
Jun 20, 1979F0Suwannee0.10
Jun 20, 1979F0Putnam0.10
Jun 20, 1979F0Iron0.10
Jun 20, 1979F0Marquette0.10
Jun 21, 1979F0Custer0.10
Jun 24, 1979F0Pennington0.10
Jun 25, 1979F0Taylor0.10
Jun 26, 1979F0Dawes0.10
Jun 27, 1979F0Johnson0.10
Jun 27, 1979F0Sheridan0.10
Jun 28, 1979F0Cass0.10
Jun 28, 1979F0Swift0.10
Jun 28, 1979F0Goshen0.10
Jun 28, 1979F0Goshen0.10
Jun 28, 1979F0Goshen0.10
Jun 28, 1979F0Dakota0.10
Jun 29, 1979F0Walsh0.10
Jun 30, 1979F0Phillips0.10
Jun 30, 1979F0Wibaux0.10
Jun 1, 1979F0Cass0.10
Jun 3, 1979F0Grand Forks0.10
Jun 7, 1979F0Union0.10
Jun 8, 1979F0Lubbock0.10
Jun 8, 1979F0Dickens0.10
Jul 10, 1979F0Grayson0.10
Jul 10, 1979F0Dallas0.10
Jul 11, 1979F0Montgomery0.10
Jul 11, 1979F0Grant0.10
Jul 11, 1979F0Grant0.10
Jul 11, 1979F0Corson0.10
Jul 11, 1979F0Corson0.10
Jul 12, 1979F0Coweta0.10
Jul 13, 1979F0Brule0.10
Jul 13, 1979F0Tripp0.10
Jul 13, 1979F0Tripp0.10
Jul 14, 1979F0Pennington0.10
Jul 14, 1979F0Greeley0.10
Jul 15, 1979F0Stafford0.10
Jul 15, 1979F0Roosevelt0.10
Jul 17, 1979F0Mobile0.10
Jul 19, 1979F0Ector0.10
Jul 19, 1979F0Brookings0.10
Jul 19, 1979F0Brookings0.10
Jul 20, 1979F0Berkeley0.10
Jul 21, 1979F0Sumter0.10
Jul 21, 1979F0Lincoln0.10
Jul 22, 1979F0Currituck0.10
Jul 23, 1979F0Hemphill0.10
Jul 24, 1979F0Hansford0.10
Jul 24, 1979F0Hansford0.10
Jul 24, 1979F0Hamilton0.10
Jul 24, 1979F0Lea0.10
Jul 25, 1979F0Dickey0.10
Jul 26, 1979F0Marion0.10
Jul 27, 1979F0Muscatine0.10
Jul 29, 1979F0Nobles0.10
Jul 29, 1979F0Dunn0.10
Jul 29, 1979F0Morton0.10
Jul 29, 1979F0Williams0.10
Jul 29, 1979F0Williams0.10
Jul 30, 1979F0Allen0.10
Jul 31, 1979F0Grant0.10
Jul 31, 1979F0Cherry0.10
Jul 1, 1979F0Grant0.10
Jul 3, 1979F0Crawford0.10
Jul 3, 1979F0Crawford0.10
Jul 5, 1979F0Clearwater0.10
Jul 5, 1979F0Swisher0.10
Jul 5, 1979F0Bryan0.10
Jul 6, 1979F0Yellowstone0.10
Jul 6, 1979F0Yellowstone0.10
Jul 7, 1979F0Potter0.10
Jul 9, 1979F0Jackson0.10
Jul 9, 1979F0Cottle0.10
Jul 9, 1979F0Fisher0.10
Aug 11, 1979F0Galveston0.10
Aug 12, 1979F0Lafayette0.10
Aug 14, 1979F0Carbon0.10
Aug 14, 1979F0Sweetwater0.10
Aug 14, 1979F0Sweetwater0.10
Aug 14, 1979F0Humboldt0.10
Aug 15, 1979F0Quay0.10
Aug 16, 1979F0Guadalupe0.10
Aug 17, 1979F0Midland0.10
Aug 19, 1979F0Cleveland0.10
Aug 19, 1979F0Jasper0.10
Aug 20, 1979F0Johnson0.10
Aug 21, 1979F0Bladen0.10
Aug 21, 1979F0Burleigh0.10
Aug 21, 1979F0Robeson0.10
Aug 21, 1979F0Hale0.10
Aug 21, 1979F0Lubbock0.10
Aug 21, 1979F0Morton0.10
Aug 21, 1979F0Noble0.10
Aug 21, 1979F0Noble0.10
Aug 21, 1979F0Noble0.10
Aug 21, 1979F0Pawnee0.10
Aug 21, 1979F0McClain0.10
Aug 21, 1979F0Tillman0.10
Aug 21, 1979F0Eastland0.10
Aug 22, 1979F0Canadian0.10
Aug 23, 1979F0Citrus0.10
Aug 23, 1979F0Pasco0.10
Aug 23, 1979F0Escambia0.10
Aug 24, 1979F0Lee0.10
Aug 24, 1979F0Manatee0.10
Aug 24, 1979F0Grant0.10
Aug 25, 1979F0Sherman0.10
Aug 27, 1979F0Stark0.10
Aug 27, 1979F0Bowman0.10
Aug 27, 1979F0Adams0.10
Aug 28, 1979F0Laramie0.10
Aug 28, 1979F0Laramie0.10
Aug 1, 1979F0Jefferson0.10
Aug 1, 1979F0Jennings0.10
Aug 2, 1979F0Taylor0.10
Aug 2, 1979F0Otero0.10
Aug 2, 1979F0Lea0.10
Aug 3, 1979F0Benson0.10
Aug 3, 1979F0Griggs0.10
Aug 7, 1979F0Lawrence0.10
Aug 8, 1979F0Starke0.10
Aug 8, 1979F0Marion0.10
Aug 8, 1979F0Lincoln0.10
Aug 9, 1979F0Sauk0.10
Aug 9, 1979F0Marquette0.10
Aug 9, 1979F0Marquette0.10
Aug 9, 1979F0Fond du Lac0.10
Aug 9, 1979F0Dodge0.10
Aug 9, 1979F0Dodge0.10
Aug 9, 1979F0Dodge0.10
Aug 9, 1979F0Dodge0.10
Aug 9, 1979F0Dodge0.10
Sep 12, 1979F0Escambia0.10
Sep 12, 1979F0Okaloosa0.10
Sep 12, 1979F0Okaloosa0.10
Sep 13, 1979F0Harris0.10
Sep 13, 1979F0Spalding0.10
Sep 19, 1979F0Cameron0.10
Sep 21, 1979F0Cherokee0.10
Sep 21, 1979F0Okaloosa0.10
Sep 24, 1979F0Polk0.10
Sep 28, 1979F0Yuma0.10
Sep 29, 1979F0Manatee0.10
Sep 29, 1979F0Nassau0.10
Sep 30, 1979F0Hendry0.10
Sep 2, 1979F0Cotton0.10
Sep 3, 1979F0Palm Beach0.10
Sep 3, 1979F0Brevard0.10
Sep 3, 1979F0Bailey0.10
Sep 3, 1979F0Flagler0.10
Sep 4, 1979F0Nassau0.10
Sep 7, 1979F0Laramie0.10
Sep 7, 1979F0Laramie0.10

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1979
BobCategory 139LA, MS
ClaudetteTropical storm13LA, TX
DavidCategory 5245FL, GA, MD, NC, NY, PA, SC, VA, WV
FredericCategory 4235AL, FL, KY, LA, MD, MS, OH, PA, TN, WV
ElenaTropical storm0—

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1979
Feb 28, 19797.1near McCarthy, Alaska Copper River AK9.3
Feb 12, 19796.7near Chignik, Alaska Kodiak Island AK20.5
Oct 15, 19796.4The 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake, California-Baja California Yuma AZ9.3
Aug 6, 19795.8Coyote Lake, California Santa Clara CA5.2
Oct 15, 19795.8near Brawley, CA Imperial CA8.8
Sep 21, 19795.7near Fern Forest, Hawaii Hawaii HI5.5
Feb 22, 19795.3near Doyle, California Lassen CA4.4
Apr 6, 19795.3near Trinidad, California Humboldt CA2.8
Jan 1, 19795.2near Malibu Beach, CA Los Angeles CA8.3
Feb 3, 19795.2near Samoa, California Humboldt CA14.7
Mar 15, 19795.2near Joshua Tree, CA San Bernardino CA5.8
Oct 15, 19795.2near Holtville, CA Imperial CA5.7
Oct 15, 19795.1near Brawley, CA Imperial CA6.2
Oct 7, 19795.0near Bridgeport, California Mono CA1.9
Oct 15, 19795.0near Brawley, CA Imperial CA6.2

Drought

On average 0% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1979. The worst month was December 1979, with 1%.

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.