Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hopkins County, Texas, October 16, 1980
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.7 mi
Width77 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.13, -95.58) to the end point (33.17, -95.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 16, 1980, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hopkins County
- Near the path
- Sulphur Springs (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2.7 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | F1 | Nebraska | 6 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1980 | F1 | Oklahoma | 10.4 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 3 |
| 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.