Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, La Salle County, Texas, May 15, 1980
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.43, -99.22) to the end point (28.43, -99.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1980, 6:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- La Salle County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 6.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 3.6 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1980 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1980 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 2 |
| May 15, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 99.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 14.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1980 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1980 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.