The July 9, 1980 tornado
F4Rush County, Indiana
An F4 tornado on a 11.0-mile path that killed 2 and injured 25. It was one of 9 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · July 9, 1980
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 11.0 mi
- Width up to 267 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 25
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, July 9, 1980
- 8:35 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.