Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Randolph County, West Virginia, July 9, 1980
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.80, -79.72) to the end point (38.80, -79.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 9, 1980, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- West Virginia
- Counties
- Randolph County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 9, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 1980 | F4 | Indiana | 11 mi | 267 yd | 2 | 25 |
| Jul 9, 1980 | F2 | Ohio | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 9, 1980 | F1 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 9, 1980 | F1 | West Virginia | 0.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 9, 1980 | F1 | West Virginia | 1.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 9, 1980 | F1 | West Virginia | 4.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 9, 1980 | F0 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 9, 1980 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.