The April 2, 1980 tornado
F4Baylor County, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 8.4-mile path. It was one of 10 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 2, 1980
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 8.4 mi
- Width up to 250 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, April 2, 1980
- 12:10 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.