Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, October 27, 1980
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.6 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.83, -93.50) to the end point (31.80, -93.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 27, 1980, 10:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Sabine Parish
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 27, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 1980 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 27, 1980 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 1980 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 1980 | F1 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.