Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Saline County, Missouri, May 12, 1980
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length27 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.12, -93.48) to the end point (39.23, -93.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1980, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Saline County
- Path
- 27 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1980 | F3 | Missouri | 15.8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 23 |
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 2.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | Missouri | 42.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 7 |
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F1 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F1 | Missouri | 9.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F1 | Illinois | 1.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F0 | Washington | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.