Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Kings County, California, April 5, 1980
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length15 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.37, -119.70) to the end point (36.28, -119.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 5, 1980, 11:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- California
- Counties
- Kings County, Tulare County
- Near the path
- Hanford (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 15 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.