Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Blount County, Tennessee, March 7, 1980
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.67, -83.77) to the end point (35.67, -83.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 7, 1980, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Blount County
- Near the path
- Townsend (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 7, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 1980 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 7, 1980 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.