Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Drew County, Arkansas, October 17, 1980

RatingF2

Deaths1

Injuries2

Length1.5 mi

Width77 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.47, -91.85) to the end point (33.47, -91.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 17, 1980, 12:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Arkansas
Counties: Drew County
Path: 1.5 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 17, 1980

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Oct 17, 1980	F2	Arkansas	0.5 mi	27 yd	3
Oct 17, 1980	F2	Arkansas	0.5 mi	440 yd	2
Oct 17, 1980	F2	Arkansas	15.5 mi	77 yd	0
Oct 17, 1980	F2	Mississippi	51.2 mi	200 yd	0
Oct 17, 1980	F2	Louisiana	2 mi	10 yd	0
Oct 17, 1980	F2	Mississippi	8.2 mi	400 yd	0
Oct 17, 1980	F2	Mississippi	17.2 mi	900 yd	0
Oct 17, 1980	F2	Mississippi	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 17, 1980	F2	Mississippi	1 mi	200 yd	5
Oct 17, 1980	F2	Mississippi	1.3 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 17, 1980	F1	Texas	6.2 mi	77 yd	0
Oct 17, 1980	F1	Texas	1 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 17, 1980	F1	Mississippi	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 17, 1980	F1	Tennessee	0.5 mi	40 yd	0
Oct 17, 1980	F1	Tennessee	3 mi	80 yd	0

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