Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, March 20, 1980
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length18 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.75, -91.40) to the end point (32.92, -91.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 20, 1980, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- West Carroll Parish, East Carroll Parish
- Path
- 18 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 20, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1980 | F2 | Alabama | 3.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 20, 1980 | F1 | Hawaii | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1980 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 1980 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1980 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.