Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Etowah County, Alabama, April 27, 1980
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.08, -86.17) to the end point (34.12, -86.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 27, 1980, 12:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Etowah County
- Path
- 3.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 27, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1980 | F2 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Apr 27, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 4.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 3.6 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1980 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1980 | F0 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.