Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Pettis County, Missouri, May 12, 1980
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries23
Length15.8 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.67, -93.42) to the end point (38.73, -93.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1980, 4:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Pettis County
- Path
- 15.8 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 23 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 2.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1980 | F2 | Missouri | 27 mi | 100 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.