Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, April 7, 1980

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries9

Length0.5 mi

Width127 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.13, -94.55) to the end point (35.13, -94.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 7, 1980, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Le Flore County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 127 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 9 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 7, 1980

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 7, 1980	F3	Wisconsin	1.2 mi	67 yd	0	4
Apr 7, 1980	F3	Texas	31.7 mi	100 yd	1	5
Apr 7, 1980	F3	Oklahoma	24.8 mi	440 yd	0	4
Apr 7, 1980	F3	Arkansas	3.6 mi	1,707 yd	0	76
Apr 7, 1980	F3	Missouri	7.3 mi	100 yd	0	15
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Wisconsin	11.5 mi	70 yd	0	16
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Wisconsin	10.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Wisconsin	6.1 mi	67 yd	0	2
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Oklahoma	1.5 mi	440 yd	0	1
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Oklahoma	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Arkansas	5.4 mi	100 yd	0	8
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Arkansas	20.9 mi	200 yd	0	1
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Arkansas	37.5 mi	1,320 yd	0	15
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Arkansas	4.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Missouri	14.1 mi	50 yd	0	3
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Arkansas	18.1 mi	880 yd	0	5
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Arkansas	7.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Missouri	6.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F2	Arkansas	1.9 mi	700 yd	0	1
Apr 7, 1980	F1	Florida	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F1	Arkansas	1.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F1	Arkansas	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F1	Arkansas	0.1 mi	27 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F1	Arkansas	2.8 mi	77 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F0	Wisconsin	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1980	F0	Arkansas	7.4 mi	50 yd	0	0

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.