Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Van Buren County, Michigan, May 13, 1980
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries15
Length21 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.22, -86.22) to the end point (42.30, -85.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 13, 1980, 1:28 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- Van Buren County
- Path
- 21 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 15 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 13, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1980 | F3 | Michigan | 10.6 mi | 450 yd | 5 | 79 |
| May 13, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 9.7 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1980 | F1 | Ohio | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.