Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Harrison County, Mississippi, April 13, 1980
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries25
Length15.9 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.37, -89.10) to the end point (30.50, -88.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 13, 1980, 8:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Harrison County
- Path
- 15.9 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 25 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 13, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1980 | F2 | Louisiana | 3.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F2 | Mississippi | 15.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F2 | Alabama | 11.3 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 13 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F2 | South Carolina | 33.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F1 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 50.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 26.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1980 | F0 | Florida | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.