Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Tate County, Mississippi, April 8, 1980
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.7 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.70, -90.13) to the end point (34.70, -90.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1980, 12:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Tate County
- Path
- 0.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 8, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1980 | F2 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F2 | Kentucky | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F2 | Indiana | 7.9 mi | 87 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F2 | Kentucky | 11.2 mi | 200 yd | 2 | 9 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F2 | Ohio | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F2 | Ohio | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F2 | Ohio | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F2 | Ohio | 0.8 mi | 127 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Ohio | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Kentucky | 2.7 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Kentucky, Ohio | 5.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Ohio | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Ohio | 1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Ohio | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Tennessee | 5.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 4.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 4.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F0 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F0 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F0 | Indiana | 1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F0 | Indiana | 1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.