Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Baldwin County, Alabama, May 17, 1980
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.9 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.28, -87.68) to the end point (30.37, -87.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1980, 7:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Baldwin County
- Path
- 9.9 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1980 | F1 | Alabama | 4.6 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1980 | F1 | Florida | 7.7 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 6 |
| May 17, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 6.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 10.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1980 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 17, 1980 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 17, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.