Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Beaver County, Oklahoma, May 20, 1980
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.85, -100.05) to the end point (36.85, -100.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1980, 4:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Beaver County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1980 | F3 | South Carolina | 10.7 mi | 517 yd | 0 | 26 |
| May 20, 1980 | F2 | Alabama | 11.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 20, 1980 | F2 | South Carolina | 9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 6 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | Alabama | 17.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | Alabama | 19.7 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | South Carolina | 5.7 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F0 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.