Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jefferson County, Alabama, April 25, 1980
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.33, -86.95) to the end point (33.42, -86.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 25, 1980, 9:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Near the path
- Bessemer, Lipscomb (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 6.2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 25, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 1980 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F2 | Mississippi | 17.8 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F2 | Mississippi | 46.1 mi | 900 yd | 1 | 8 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 11.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1980 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.