Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Rush County, Indiana, July 9, 1980
RatingF4
Deaths2
Injuries25
Length11 mi
Width267 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.62, -85.48) to the end point (39.52, -85.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 9, 1980, 8:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Rush County
- Near the path
- Rushville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 11 miles long, up to 267 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 25 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 9, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 1980 | F2 | Ohio | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 9, 1980 | F2 | West Virginia | 0.3 mi | 20 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.