Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Dewey County, Oklahoma, October 16, 1980
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length10.4 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.03, -99.00) to the end point (36.15, -98.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 16, 1980, 4:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Dewey County
- Path
- 10.4 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 16, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 1980 | F3 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1980 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 1980 | F2 | Nebraska | 0.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1980 | F2 | Texas | 2.7 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1980 | F1 | Nebraska | 6 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1980 | F1 | Nebraska | 3.4 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1980 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1980 | F1 | Iowa | 9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.