Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Monongalia County, West Virginia, June 3, 1980
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries19
Length29.8 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.53, -79.90) to the end point (39.35, -79.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 3, 1980, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- West Virginia, Maryland
- Counties
- Monongalia County, Preston County, Garrett County
- Path
- 29.8 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 19 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 3, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 1980 | F4 | Pennsylvania | 11.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 140 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F4 | Nebraska | 1.1 mi | 1,700 yd | 3 | 110 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F3 | Nebraska | 6.4 mi | 700 yd | 1 | 25 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F3 | Nebraska | 2.3 mi | 500 yd | 1 | 40 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F2 | Virginia | 2.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F2 | Nebraska | 3.4 mi | 1,700 yd | 0 | 18 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F1 | New Jersey | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F1 | Nebraska | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F1 | Nebraska | 4.1 mi | 2,000 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.