The tornado outbreak of April 7, 1980

28 tornadoesArkansas, Wisconsin, Oklahoma and 3 more states

28 tornadoes touched down across 6 states between 12:15 PM and 10:42 PM CST, 6 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · April 7, 1980

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 28 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 28; on Monday, April 7, 1980
F3 or stronger: 6; None rated F4 or F5
Killed: 1; Along all the paths
Injured: 165; Along all the paths
Path miles: 229; All the paths end to end
First and last: 12:15 PM to 10:42 PM; Touchdowns, Central Standard Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Standard Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of April 7, 1980

12:15 PM	F1	Hendry County FL	0.3	20	0	0
2:45 PM	F0	Trempealeau County WI	0.5	10	0	0
3:35 PM	F3	Dodge County WI	1.2	67	0	4
3:41 PM	F2	Dodge County WI	11.5	70	0	16
4:05 PM	F2	Dodge County WI	10.2	50	0	0
4:14 PM	F2	Dodge County, Washington County WI	6.1	67	0	2
4:30 PM	F3	Le Flore County OK	0.5	127	0	9
4:45 PM	F2	Osage County OK	1.5	440	0	1
4:48 PM	F3	Williamson County, Travis County and 2 more TX	31.7	100	1	5
4:50 PM	F3	Mayes County, Craig County and 2 more OK	24.8	440	0	4
5:00 PM	F2	Delaware County OK	1.0	200	0	0
5:10 PM	F2	Sebastian County AR	5.4	100	0	8
6:00 PM	F0	Camp County TX	0.1	10	0	0
6:20 PM	F1	Searcy County AR	1.5	200	0	0
6:30 PM	F2	Logan County, Yell County AR	20.9	200	0	1
6:30 PM	F2	Faulkner County, Pulaski County and 2 more AR	37.5	1,320	0	15
7:05 PM	F1	Conway County AR	0.3	50	0	0
7:18 PM	F3	Johnson County AR	3.6	1,707	0	76
7:24 PM	F2	Yell County AR	4.1	150	0	0
7:35 PM	F2	Camden County, Pulaski County MO	14.1	50	0	3
8:00 PM	F2	Pulaski County AR	18.1	880	0	5
8:17 PM	F0	Pulaski County AR	7.4	50	0	0
8:40 PM	F1	Lonoke County AR	0.1	27	0	0
9:00 PM	F1	White County AR	2.8	77	0	0
9:20 PM	F2	Pulaski County AR	7.6	100	0	0
9:50 PM	F2	Franklin County MO	6.5	30	0	0
9:55 PM	F2	Lonoke County AR	1.9	700	0	1
10:42 PM	F3	St. Louis County, St. Charles County MO	7.3	100	0	15

By state

Tornadoes by state, April 7, 1980

Arkansas	13	1	0
Wisconsin	5	1	0
Oklahoma	4	2	0
Missouri	3	1	0
Texas	2	1	1
Florida	1	0	0

Tornadoes in 1980 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.