Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Bay County, Florida, May 17, 1980
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length7.7 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.25, -85.92) to the end point (30.35, -85.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1980, 10:51 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Bay County
- Path
- 7.7 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 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 | Alabama | 9.9 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.