Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, July 15, 1980
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries10
Length1 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.83, -91.52) to the end point (44.83, -91.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 15, 1980, 8:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Eau Claire County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 15, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 1980 | F2 | Wisconsin | 0.2 mi | 67 yd | 1 | 5 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F2 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 12 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F2 | Wisconsin | 2.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F0 | Minnesota | 2.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1980 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.