1980

866 tornadoes, 2 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 40 notable earthquakes. 37 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 28.

Tornadoes

866 recorded; 37 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1980 Jan: 5 Feb: 11 Mar: 41 Apr: 137 May: 203 Jun: 217 217 Jul: 95 Aug: 73 Sep: 37 Oct: 43 Nov: 3 Dec: 1 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas152
  2. Florida60
  3. South Dakota52
  4. Wisconsin43
  5. Iowa40
  6. Nebraska38
  7. Ohio35
  8. Indiana35

Outbreak days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1980
Jun 3, 1980F4Hall1.13
Jul 9, 1980F4Rush11.02
Jun 2, 1980F4Decatur, Wayne31.20
Jun 3, 1980F4Allegheny, Westmoreland, Armstrong11.80
Apr 2, 1980F4Baylor8.40
May 13, 1980F3Kalamazoo10.65
Apr 7, 1980F3Williamson, Travis, Bastrop31.71
Jun 2, 1980F3Montgomery18.11
Mar 1, 1980F3Broward7.81
Jun 3, 1980F3Hall6.41
Sep 3, 1980F3Stearns3.81
Jun 3, 1980F3Hall2.31
Jul 15, 1980F3Eau Claire1.01
Jun 3, 1980F3Monongalia, Preston, Garrett29.80
Jun 5, 1980F3Vernon26.90
Apr 7, 1980F3Mayes, Craig, Delaware24.80
May 13, 1980F3Van Buren21.00
Apr 13, 1980F3Harrison15.90
May 12, 1980F3Pettis15.80
Oct 15, 1980F3Cowley13.30
May 19, 1980F3Hancock13.10
May 16, 1980F3Harrison11.50
May 20, 1980F3Dillon10.70
Jun 5, 1980F3Jefferson, Waukesha10.70
May 19, 1980F3Harrison10.60
Apr 7, 1980F3St. Louis, St. Charles7.30
May 28, 1980F3Swisher6.10
Oct 27, 1980F3Sabine5.60
May 19, 1980F3George4.30
Apr 7, 1980F3Johnson3.60
May 28, 1980F3Swisher2.00
Jul 10, 1980F3Unicoi1.90
Jun 7, 1980F3Adams1.50
Sep 20, 1980F3Clay1.50
Apr 7, 1980F3Dodge1.20
Apr 7, 1980F3Le Flore0.50
Oct 16, 1980F3Ellis0.10
Apr 8, 1980F2McCreary11.22
Apr 25, 1980F2Simpson, Smith, Jasper46.11
Oct 17, 1980F2Drew1.51
Jul 15, 1980F2Chippewa0.21
Jun 7, 1980F2Tipton0.11
Jul 15, 1980F2St. Croix, Dunn0.11
Jun 5, 1980F2La Crosse, Vernon70.20
Oct 17, 1980F2Washington, Humphreys, Leflore51.20
Aug 10, 1980F2Caldwell, Hays, Blanco47.70
Jun 17, 1980F2Parmer, Castro45.00
May 12, 1980F2Moniteau, Cole, Boone42.70
Apr 7, 1980F2Faulkner, Pulaski, Lonoke37.50
Jun 7, 1980F2Livingston, Ford34.50
Apr 13, 1980F2Anderson, Greenville33.40
Apr 12, 1980F2Geneva31.10
Jul 12, 1980F2Greenup, Boyd29.60
May 12, 1980F2Saline27.00
Sep 20, 1980F2Kossuth, Hancock24.50
Jul 19, 1980F2Palo Alto, Kossuth24.40
Jun 19, 1980F2Monroe22.50
Apr 7, 1980F2Logan, Yell20.90
Jun 2, 1980F2Appanoose, Davis19.80
Aug 10, 1980F2Bastrop18.80
Apr 7, 1980F2Pulaski18.10
Apr 25, 1980F2Lowndes17.80
Oct 17, 1980F2Yazoo, Madison17.20
May 29, 1980F2Collingsworth16.20
Mar 8, 1980F2Houston16.00
Oct 17, 1980F2Chicot15.50
Apr 13, 1980F2Hancock15.10
Apr 5, 1980F2Kings, Tulare15.00
Apr 7, 1980F2Camden, Pulaski14.10
May 28, 1980F2Roger Mills13.20
May 29, 1980F2Wilbarger13.20
Aug 10, 1980F2Bexar12.20
Apr 7, 1980F2Dodge11.50
May 20, 1980F2Barbour11.50
Jul 6, 1980F2Hancock11.50
Apr 13, 1980F2Lee11.30
Aug 10, 1980F2Sheridan11.30
Apr 7, 1980F2Dodge10.20
Sep 20, 1980F2Winnebago, Worth10.20
Sep 3, 1980F2Douglas9.90
May 20, 1980F2Darlington9.00
Oct 17, 1980F2Bolivar8.20
May 28, 1980F2Wheeler8.00
Apr 8, 1980F2Jay7.90
May 19, 1980F2Harrison, Jackson7.90
Apr 7, 1980F2Pulaski7.60
Jun 9, 1980F2Cambria7.40
Jul 5, 1980F2Sumner6.90
May 31, 1980F2Douglas, Johnson6.60
Apr 7, 1980F2Franklin6.50
Apr 25, 1980F2Jefferson6.20
Jun 5, 1980F2Jefferson6.20
Apr 7, 1980F2Dodge, Washington6.10
Jul 11, 1980F2Red Lake, Pennington6.10
Aug 9, 1980F2Nueces5.90
Jun 5, 1980F2Winona5.70
Jun 7, 1980F2Adams, York5.60
Apr 7, 1980F2Sebastian5.40
Aug 10, 1980F2Travis5.40
Jun 17, 1980F2Clay5.20
May 28, 1980F2Swisher4.90
Jun 24, 1980F2Tallahatchie4.90
Jun 3, 1980F2Indiana4.90
Jun 2, 1980F2Wayne4.70
Aug 9, 1980F2Cameron4.60
Apr 2, 1980F2Parker4.50
Jun 20, 1980F2Bosque4.30
Aug 23, 1980F2Palo Pinto4.30
Apr 7, 1980F2Yell4.10
Apr 2, 1980F2Bryan4.00
Mar 20, 1980F2Talladega3.80
Apr 27, 1980F2Etowah3.80
Apr 13, 1980F2St. Charles3.60
May 11, 1980F2Lincoln3.60
Jun 3, 1980F2Hall3.40
Apr 28, 1980F2Monroe3.30
May 18, 1980F2Union3.30
May 29, 1980F2Dixon3.30
Jul 19, 1980F2O'Brien3.30
Aug 17, 1980F2Madison3.30
Jul 27, 1980F2Castro3.00
Aug 18, 1980F2Blue Earth2.80
Oct 16, 1980F2Hopkins2.70
Jun 3, 1980F2Loudoun2.70
Jul 15, 1980F2Eau Claire2.70
May 23, 1980F2Spartanburg2.50
Jun 19, 1980F2Dawson2.50
Aug 10, 1980F2Nueces2.50
Sep 16, 1980F2Wagoner2.50
May 12, 1980F2Westmoreland2.20
Oct 16, 1980F2Anderson2.00
Oct 17, 1980F2West Carroll2.00
Apr 8, 1980F2Butler2.00
May 31, 1980F2Shawnee2.00
Jun 29, 1980F2Harford2.00
Jun 2, 1980F2Thayer2.00
Jul 19, 1980F2Adams2.00
Aug 10, 1980F2Jim Wells2.00
Mar 24, 1980F2Rutherford1.90
Apr 7, 1980F2Lonoke1.90
Oct 15, 1980F2Boulder1.50
Apr 7, 1980F2Osage1.50
Apr 8, 1980F2Boone1.50
Apr 8, 1980F2Wood1.50
Jul 10, 1980F2Sangamon1.50
Jul 16, 1980F2Kane1.40
Oct 17, 1980F2Jones1.30
Jul 16, 1980F2Wayne1.30
Oct 17, 1980F2Montgomery1.00
Oct 27, 1980F2Lincoln1.00
Oct 27, 1980F2Jones1.00
Apr 11, 1980F2Caddo1.00
Apr 25, 1980F2Hinds1.00
Apr 7, 1980F2Delaware1.00
Apr 8, 1980F2Darke1.00
May 23, 1980F2Chatham1.00
Jun 17, 1980F2Etowah1.00
Jun 29, 1980F2Lincoln1.00
Jun 1, 1980F2Douglas1.00
Aug 9, 1980F2San Patricio1.00
Sep 3, 1980F2Stearns1.00
Apr 8, 1980F2Lucas0.80
Apr 8, 1980F2Tate0.70
Oct 17, 1980F2Miller0.50
Oct 17, 1980F2Little River0.50
Oct 17, 1980F2Madison0.50
Apr 27, 1980F2Monroe0.50
Apr 8, 1980F2Moultrie0.50
Apr 8, 1980F2Alcorn0.50
May 12, 1980F2Montgomery0.50
May 12, 1980F2Montgomery0.50
May 29, 1980F2Cerro Gordo0.50
Oct 16, 1980F2Antelope0.30
May 19, 1980F2Pearl River0.30
Jun 6, 1980F2Walworth0.30
Jul 9, 1980F2Randolph0.30
Mar 31, 1980F2Jackson0.20
Jun 7, 1980F2Manitowoc0.20
Jul 5, 1980F2Morrow0.20
Jul 9, 1980F2Hancock0.20
Sep 1, 1980F2Dallas0.20
Oct 15, 1980F2Garden0.10
Oct 18, 1980F2Lafayette0.10
Apr 13, 1980F2Baldwin0.10
Apr 9, 1980F2Snyder0.10
May 19, 1980F2Mobile0.10
May 28, 1980F2Collingsworth0.10
May 29, 1980F2Jackson0.10
May 9, 1980F2Tehama0.10
Jun 28, 1980F2St. Joseph0.10
Jun 2, 1980F2Fountain0.10
Jun 2, 1980F2Marion0.10
Jun 2, 1980F2Hancock0.10
Jun 7, 1980F2Tippecanoe0.10
Jul 5, 1980F2Elkhart0.10
Aug 1, 1980F2Harlan0.10
Aug 4, 1980F2Milwaukee0.10
Sep 3, 1980F2Perry0.10
Sep 6, 1980F2Jefferson0.10
May 16, 1980F1Pointe Coupee1.01
May 15, 1980F1Franklin0.51
Mar 20, 1980F1Clay0.11
May 30, 1980F1Porter0.11
May 15, 1980F1Frio, Val Verde, Kinney99.80
Apr 13, 1980F1Clayton, Harris, Meriwether50.70
Feb 7, 1980F1Parmer, Castro31.10
Jun 21, 1980F1Grant, Cherry29.10
May 28, 1980F1Meade, Gray27.60
Apr 13, 1980F1Oglethorpe, Madison, Elbert26.90
May 28, 1980F1Steele, Traill26.50
May 1, 1980F1Yavapai, Coconino26.50
Mar 21, 1980F1Macon, Peach, Houston22.50
Mar 21, 1980F1Houston, Pulaski, Dodge22.20
Jun 10, 1980F1Saguache19.90
May 20, 1980F1Covington, Coffee19.70
May 29, 1980F1Butler, Saunders, Dodge19.60
Mar 20, 1980F1West Carroll, East Carroll18.00
May 20, 1980F1Covington, Crenshaw17.50
Jul 23, 1980F1Orangeburg, Clarendon16.30
Aug 10, 1980F1Caldwell, Travis14.80
May 15, 1980F1Live Oak14.60
May 29, 1980F1Laramie, Weld14.50
Mar 27, 1980F1Crosby, Dickens13.90
Aug 5, 1980F1Texas, Seward13.60
Aug 26, 1980F1Calcasieu12.50
Mar 17, 1980F1Cherokee, Nacogdoches12.00
Apr 25, 1980F1Foard11.50
Jun 2, 1980F1Jackson, Lawrence, Gallia11.50
Feb 29, 1980F1Williamson, Travis11.00
May 17, 1980F1Lamar10.80
Oct 16, 1980F1Dewey10.40
Jun 14, 1980F1Van Buren10.30
Jun 29, 1980F1Cattaraugus10.10
May 29, 1980F1Fillmore10.00
May 17, 1980F1Baldwin9.90
Jun 9, 1980F1Wayne9.90
May 13, 1980F1Milam, Robertson9.70
Jun 25, 1980F1Loup9.50
Jun 20, 1980F1Orange9.40
Jun 14, 1980F1Warren, Clarke9.30
Jun 14, 1980F1Warren, Clarke9.30
May 12, 1980F1Benton9.10
Oct 16, 1980F1Boone, Hamilton9.00
Jun 14, 1980F1Scotts Bluff, Morrill9.00
Jun 5, 1980F1Fond du Lac8.70
Jun 28, 1980F1Greene, Owen8.50
May 17, 1980F1Bay7.70
May 28, 1980F1Castro7.40
Jun 4, 1980F1Adams7.40
May 26, 1980F1Holt7.30
May 29, 1980F1Freeborn6.90
Jul 2, 1980F1Scott, Fayette6.80
Aug 7, 1980F1Dodge6.60
May 17, 1980F1Pike6.50
May 26, 1980F1Antelope6.40
Jun 19, 1980F1Otero6.40
Oct 17, 1980F1Fannin6.20
May 15, 1980F1Atascosa6.20
May 29, 1980F1Thayer6.20
Jun 2, 1980F1Hamilton6.20
Mar 8, 1980F1Bibb6.10
May 28, 1980F1Swisher6.10
Oct 16, 1980F1Hall, Hamilton6.00
Apr 30, 1980F1Boulder5.70
May 20, 1980F1Richland5.70
May 31, 1980F1Pottawatomie5.60
Jun 10, 1980F1Palm Beach5.60
Jul 2, 1980F1Boyle5.60
Aug 22, 1980F1Marion5.40
Apr 8, 1980F1Bradley5.20
Jun 25, 1980F1Suwannee5.20
Apr 8, 1980F1Bracken, Clermont5.10
Jun 14, 1980F1Waupaca5.10
May 27, 1980F1McIntosh, Logan4.90
May 17, 1980F1Baldwin4.60
Apr 27, 1980F1Hall4.50
May 26, 1980F1Charlotte4.50
Apr 8, 1980F1Paulding4.30
Jul 9, 1980F1Raleigh4.30
Apr 8, 1980F1Chatham, Effingham4.20
May 29, 1980F1Buena Vista, Pocahontas4.20
Apr 26, 1980F1Liberty4.10
Jun 3, 1980F1Hall, Hamilton4.10
Jun 6, 1980F1Plymouth4.10
Sep 10, 1980F1Houston4.10
Apr 27, 1980F1Thomas3.60
May 15, 1980F1Montgomery3.60
Jun 19, 1980F1Elbert3.60
Jun 2, 1980F1Dubuque3.60
Oct 16, 1980F1Antelope, Knox3.40
Mar 28, 1980F1Santa Rosa3.30
May 30, 1980F1Calhoun3.30
Oct 17, 1980F1McNairy3.00
May 9, 1980F1Lee3.00
Jun 10, 1980F1Crowley3.00
Jul 21, 1980F1Crawford3.00
Apr 7, 1980F1White2.80
Apr 8, 1980F1Laurel2.70
May 30, 1980F1Outagamie2.70
Jul 2, 1980F1Powell2.70
Jun 4, 1980F1Hansford2.50
Aug 9, 1980F1Nueces2.50
Sep 8, 1980F1Comanche2.50
Jun 3, 1980F1Hall2.30
Oct 27, 1980F1Wilkinson2.00
Mar 17, 1980F1Johnson2.00
Mar 21, 1980F1Upson2.00
Apr 25, 1980F1Floyd2.00
Apr 8, 1980F1Scioto2.00
May 20, 1980F1Tift2.00
May 27, 1980F1Lubbock2.00
May 29, 1980F1Faribault2.00
May 30, 1980F1Shawano2.00
May 5, 1980F1Costilla2.00
Jun 14, 1980F1Sheridan2.00
Jun 19, 1980F1Pueblo2.00
Jun 30, 1980F1Lincoln2.00
Jun 1, 1980F1Licking2.00
Jun 2, 1980F1Appanoose2.00
Jul 18, 1980F1Adams2.00
Jul 19, 1980F1Ashland2.00
Aug 10, 1980F1San Patricio2.00
Aug 13, 1980F1Duval2.00
Aug 22, 1980F1Houston2.00
Aug 27, 1980F1Weld2.00
Aug 2, 1980F1Mercer2.00
Sep 2, 1980F1Manatee2.00
Sep 5, 1980F1Jefferson2.00
Apr 9, 1980F1Forsyth1.90
Jun 19, 1980F1Arapahoe1.90
Jun 5, 1980F1Olmsted1.90
Feb 19, 1980F1Fresno1.70
Oct 3, 1980F1Beaufort1.50
Apr 7, 1980F1Searcy1.50
Apr 8, 1980F1Preble1.50
Jun 14, 1980F1Oneida1.50
Jun 7, 1980F1Richland1.50
Jul 9, 1980F1Kanawha1.50
Aug 11, 1980F1Medina1.50
Jun 6, 1980F1Polk1.30
Jul 4, 1980F1Cass1.30
Jul 5, 1980F1Paulding1.30
Mar 24, 1980F1Northampton1.20
May 12, 1980F1McLean1.20
Oct 17, 1980F1Fannin1.00
Oct 28, 1980F1Alachua1.00
Feb 24, 1980F1Putnam1.00
Mar 20, 1980F1Hawaii1.00
Mar 27, 1980F1Dickens1.00
Mar 8, 1980F1Hampton1.00
Apr 11, 1980F1Cass1.00
Apr 14, 1980F1Rappahannock1.00
Apr 2, 1980F1Palo Pinto1.00
Apr 3, 1980F1Auglaize1.00
Apr 8, 1980F1Allen1.00
Apr 8, 1980F1Putnam1.00
May 19, 1980F1St. John the Baptist1.00
May 23, 1980F1Washington1.00
May 24, 1980F1Larimer1.00
May 25, 1980F1Alachua1.00
May 25, 1980F1Marion1.00
May 26, 1980F1Lee1.00
May 27, 1980F1Weld1.00
May 29, 1980F1Kit Carson1.00
May 29, 1980F1Harrison1.00
May 30, 1980F1Cerro Gordo1.00
May 30, 1980F1Allegan1.00
May 30, 1980F1Oconto1.00
May 31, 1980F1Washington1.00
Jun 12, 1980F1St. Louis1.00
Jun 21, 1980F1Weld1.00
Jun 1, 1980F1Mercer1.00
Jun 7, 1980F1Fulton1.00
Jun 7, 1980F1Lancaster1.00
Jun 8, 1980F1Florence1.00
Jul 14, 1980F1Bradford1.00
Jul 6, 1980F1Marion1.00
Aug 10, 1980F1Nueces1.00
Aug 10, 1980F1Hidalgo1.00
Aug 10, 1980F1Medina1.00
Aug 12, 1980F1Shelby1.00
Aug 21, 1980F1Miami-Dade1.00
Aug 3, 1980F1Greene1.00
Aug 5, 1980F1Perry1.00
Aug 8, 1980F1Charlotte1.00
Aug 9, 1980F1Karnes1.00
Sep 22, 1980F1Oldham1.00
Sep 9, 1980F1Broward1.00
Jun 3, 1980F1Hall0.80
Jun 6, 1980F1Carroll0.80
Jun 6, 1980F1Jefferson0.80
Jul 9, 1980F1Randolph0.80
Aug 10, 1980F1Victoria0.80
Aug 19, 1980F1Grant0.80
Aug 29, 1980F1DeKalb0.80
May 17, 1980F1Wilson0.70
Jul 16, 1980F1Chester0.70
May 24, 1980F1Gloucester0.60
Aug 5, 1980F1Texas0.60
Oct 17, 1980F1Sharkey0.50
Oct 17, 1980F1McNairy0.50
Oct 28, 1980F1Okaloosa0.50
Mar 10, 1980F1Clay0.50
Mar 17, 1980F1Clarke0.50
Mar 20, 1980F1Sharkey0.50
Mar 1, 1980F1Broward0.50
Apr 25, 1980F1Choctaw0.50
Apr 2, 1980F1Young0.50
Apr 8, 1980F1Rutherford0.50
Apr 8, 1980F1Switzerland0.50
Apr 8, 1980F1Randolph0.50
Apr 8, 1980F1LaGrange0.50
Apr 8, 1980F1Allen0.50
May 12, 1980F1Athens0.50
May 12, 1980F1Callaway0.50
May 14, 1980F1Arapahoe0.50
May 15, 1980F1La Salle0.50
May 15, 1980F1Hancock0.50
May 15, 1980F1La Salle0.50
May 15, 1980F1Winn0.50
May 20, 1980F1Beaufort0.50
May 25, 1980F1Brooks0.50
May 25, 1980F1Suwannee0.50
May 29, 1980F1Webster0.50
May 30, 1980F1Routt0.50
May 5, 1980F1Pueblo0.50
May 8, 1980F1Lafourche0.50
Jun 18, 1980F1Yuma0.50
Jun 22, 1980F1Putnam0.50
Jun 24, 1980F1Telfair0.50
Jun 25, 1980F1Bay0.50
Jun 25, 1980F1Suwannee0.50
Jun 3, 1980F1Burlington0.50
Jul 25, 1980F1Weld0.50
Jul 5, 1980F1Des Moines0.50
Jul 9, 1980F1Fairfield0.50
Sep 15, 1980F1Hardee0.50
Sep 20, 1980F1Shawano0.50
Jun 6, 1980F1Stanton0.40
Jul 19, 1980F1Plymouth0.40
Aug 4, 1980F1Fond du Lac0.40
Oct 16, 1980F1Knox0.30
Jan 14, 1980F1Stanislaus0.30
Mar 10, 1980F1Duval0.30
Mar 18, 1980F1Wyoming0.30
Mar 28, 1980F1Escambia0.30
Mar 7, 1980F1Pearl River0.30
Apr 13, 1980F1Mobile0.30
Apr 24, 1980F1Beckham0.30
Apr 3, 1980F1Wood0.30
Apr 7, 1980F1Hendry0.30
Apr 7, 1980F1Conway0.30
Apr 8, 1980F1Lincoln0.30
May 13, 1980F1Wayne0.30
Jun 20, 1980F1Lynn0.30
Jun 20, 1980F1Lynn0.30
Jun 21, 1980F1Jackson0.30
Jun 6, 1980F1Racine0.30
Jun 7, 1980F1Holmes0.30
Jun 7, 1980F1Tuscarawas0.30
Jul 15, 1980F1Eau Claire0.30
Aug 10, 1980F1Bexar0.30
Aug 28, 1980F1Galveston0.30
Aug 2, 1980F1Howard0.30
Oct 18, 1980F1Harris0.20
Mar 17, 1980F1Clarke0.20
Mar 17, 1980F1Randolph0.20
Mar 21, 1980F1Wilkinson0.20
Mar 7, 1980F1Neshoba0.20
Apr 4, 1980F1Coffee0.20
Apr 4, 1980F1Berrien0.20
Apr 4, 1980F1Norfolk city0.20
May 15, 1980F1Jasper0.20
May 17, 1980F1Sumner0.20
May 17, 1980F1Newton0.20
May 20, 1980F1Robeson0.20
May 20, 1980F1Midland0.20
Jun 17, 1980F1Muscatine0.20
Jun 21, 1980F1Jackson0.20
Jun 23, 1980F1Kanawha0.20
Jun 27, 1980F1Orange0.20
Jun 1, 1980F1Licking0.20
Jul 10, 1980F1Sampson0.20
Jul 12, 1980F1Pickaway0.20
Jul 12, 1980F1Lawrence0.20
Jul 12, 1980F1Hocking0.20
Jul 21, 1980F1Oneida0.20
Aug 18, 1980F1Emmet0.20
Aug 19, 1980F1Hillsborough0.20
Sep 19, 1980F1Chambers0.20
Oct 15, 1980F1Hayes0.10
Oct 27, 1980F1St. Landry0.10
Feb 20, 1980F1San Diego0.10
Mar 20, 1980F1Jefferson0.10
Mar 25, 1980F1Kiowa, Cheyenne0.10
Mar 7, 1980F1Blount0.10
Apr 11, 1980F1Rusk0.10
Apr 11, 1980F1Shelby0.10
Apr 11, 1980F1Shelby0.10
Apr 13, 1980F1Mobile0.10
Apr 13, 1980F1Mobile0.10
Apr 13, 1980F1Mobile0.10
Apr 19, 1980F1Clinton0.10
Apr 24, 1980F1Erath0.10
Apr 25, 1980F1Polk0.10
Apr 2, 1980F1Montague0.10
Apr 4, 1980F1Baker0.10
Apr 4, 1980F1Worcester0.10
Apr 7, 1980F1Lonoke0.10
Apr 8, 1980F1Wayne0.10
May 17, 1980F1Harris0.10
May 17, 1980F1Oconee0.10
May 25, 1980F1Miami-Dade0.10
May 25, 1980F1Liberty0.10
May 25, 1980F1Hill0.10
May 25, 1980F1Phillips0.10
May 25, 1980F1Hendry0.10
May 25, 1980F1Hendry0.10
May 26, 1980F1Lake0.10
May 27, 1980F1Moore0.10
May 28, 1980F1Roger Mills0.10
May 29, 1980F1Ellsworth0.10
May 29, 1980F1Mower0.10
May 29, 1980F1Hamilton0.10
May 29, 1980F1Carroll0.10
May 31, 1980F1Garden0.10
May 31, 1980F1Russell0.10
May 31, 1980F1Saline0.10
May 1, 1980F1Frio0.10
May 7, 1980F1Knox0.10
May 8, 1980F1Bee0.10
Jun 11, 1980F1Mountrail0.10
Jun 13, 1980F1Humboldt0.10
Jun 14, 1980F1Crook0.10
Jun 14, 1980F1Rosebud0.10
Jun 16, 1980F1Hall0.10
Jun 18, 1980F1Curry0.10
Jun 19, 1980F1Johnson, Shelby0.10
Jun 20, 1980F1Jasper0.10
Jun 20, 1980F1Jefferson0.10
Jun 20, 1980F1Jefferson0.10
Jun 20, 1980F1Erath0.10
Jun 22, 1980F1Harris0.10
Jun 24, 1980F1Warren0.10
Jun 25, 1980F1Suwannee0.10
Jun 26, 1980F1Okaloosa0.10
Jun 27, 1980F1Hancock0.10
Jun 28, 1980F1Scott0.10
Jun 28, 1980F1Vanderburgh0.10
Jun 30, 1980F1Laramie0.10
Jun 1, 1980F1Tipton0.10
Jun 1, 1980F1Chouteau0.10
Jun 2, 1980F1Kosciusko0.10
Jun 2, 1980F1Adams0.10
Jun 2, 1980F1Washtenaw0.10
Jun 4, 1980F1Ward0.10
Jun 4, 1980F1Dunn0.10
Jun 4, 1980F1Dunn0.10
Jun 5, 1980F1Green0.10
Jun 6, 1980F1Berrien0.10
Jun 7, 1980F1Ionia0.10
Jun 7, 1980F1LaPorte0.10
Jun 7, 1980F1LaPorte0.10
Jun 7, 1980F1Cass0.10
Jun 7, 1980F1Orange0.10
Jun 7, 1980F1Orange0.10
Jun 7, 1980F1Harrison0.10
Jun 7, 1980F1Madison0.10
Jun 7, 1980F1Andrews0.10
Jun 7, 1980F1Lynn0.10
Jul 10, 1980F1Ransom0.10
Jul 13, 1980F1Roosevelt0.10
Jul 15, 1980F1Miami-Dade0.10
Jul 15, 1980F1Chippewa0.10
Jul 15, 1980F1Clark0.10
Jul 15, 1980F1Eau Claire0.10
Jul 24, 1980F1Lincoln0.10
Jul 24, 1980F1Elbert0.10
Jul 25, 1980F1Citrus0.10
Jul 29, 1980F1Columbia0.10
Jul 29, 1980F1Columbia0.10
Jul 29, 1980F1Waukesha0.10
Jul 2, 1980F1Mercer, Woodford0.10
Jul 5, 1980F1Henry, Des Moines0.10
Jul 5, 1980F1Des Moines0.10
Jul 5, 1980F1Manitowoc0.10
Jul 5, 1980F1Barry0.10
Jul 5, 1980F1Mountrail0.10
Jul 6, 1980F1Alachua0.10
Jul 8, 1980F1Jefferson0.10
Jul 8, 1980F1Boyd0.10
Aug 10, 1980F1Hall0.10
Aug 14, 1980F1Stevens0.10
Aug 18, 1980F1Cherokee0.10
Aug 21, 1980F1Bryan0.10
Aug 31, 1980F1Washtenaw0.10
Aug 3, 1980F1Fremont0.10
Aug 3, 1980F1Burleigh0.10
Sep 6, 1980F1Galveston0.10
Aug 10, 1980F0Williamson, Travis30.70
Aug 10, 1980F0Bastrop, Travis11.70
Aug 10, 1980F0Bastrop11.10
May 27, 1980F0Lubbock, Hale10.70
May 24, 1980F0Ford, Iroquois9.00
Apr 7, 1980F0Pulaski7.40
Jun 15, 1980F0Crawford6.20
Oct 15, 1980F0Ellis5.10
Jul 2, 1980F0Meade, Butte5.10
Dec 7, 1980F0Dickens4.10
Mar 27, 1980F0Castro3.80
Jun 10, 1980F0Fayette3.60
May 28, 1980F0Dickens3.00
Aug 9, 1980F0Kenedy2.50
Jul 15, 1980F0Lyon2.30
Mar 17, 1980F0Assumption2.00
Mar 27, 1980F0Mitchell2.00
May 26, 1980F0Holt2.00
May 31, 1980F0Trego2.00
Aug 10, 1980F0Frio2.00
Aug 9, 1980F0Duval2.00
May 30, 1980F0Jackson1.90
Apr 24, 1980F0Hemphill1.50
May 1, 1980F0Lubbock1.50
Aug 10, 1980F0Frio1.50
Aug 9, 1980F0Bee1.50
Jun 7, 1980F0Gaines1.30
Feb 15, 1980F0Tulare1.00
Feb 17, 1980F0Collier1.00
Mar 27, 1980F0Lamb1.00
Apr 13, 1980F0Santa Rosa1.00
Apr 8, 1980F0Wayne1.00
Apr 8, 1980F0Hancock1.00
May 20, 1980F0Lee1.00
May 29, 1980F0Spink1.00
May 29, 1980F0Beadle1.00
May 29, 1980F0Yankton1.00
May 29, 1980F0Yankton1.00
Aug 25, 1980F0Yuma1.00
Sep 3, 1980F0Kossuth1.00
Aug 10, 1980F0Bexar0.80
Sep 16, 1980F0Tazewell0.80
Sep 25, 1980F0Gaines0.70
Sep 25, 1980F0Gaines0.70
Sep 25, 1980F0Gaines0.70
Feb 25, 1980F0Lafayette0.50
Apr 24, 1980F0Randall0.50
Apr 7, 1980F0Trempealeau0.50
Apr 8, 1980F0McLean0.50
May 16, 1980F0Escambia0.50
May 31, 1980F0Trego0.50
Jun 16, 1980F0Kiowa0.50
Jul 18, 1980F0Yell0.50
Jul 4, 1980F0Phillips0.50
Aug 11, 1980F0Kleberg0.50
Aug 7, 1980F0Weld0.50
Jan 28, 1980F0Los Angeles0.40
Jul 22, 1980F0Prince George0.40
Nov 15, 1980F0Miami-Dade0.30
Nov 15, 1980F0Broward0.30
Jan 11, 1980F0Wood0.30
Jan 23, 1980F0Gulf0.30
Apr 19, 1980F0Palm Beach0.30
Apr 19, 1980F0Okeechobee0.30
May 26, 1980F0Brookings0.30
May 28, 1980F0Hale0.30
May 29, 1980F0Spink0.30
May 29, 1980F0Lyon0.30
May 6, 1980F0Luzerne0.30
Jun 20, 1980F0Reagan0.30
Jul 9, 1980F0Jewell0.30
Sep 3, 1980F0Kossuth0.30
Oct 15, 1980F0Lincoln0.20
Apr 11, 1980F0Caddo0.20
May 20, 1980F0Reagan0.20
May 25, 1980F0Meriwether0.20
May 25, 1980F0Talbot0.20
May 1, 1980F0Lubbock0.20
Jun 27, 1980F0Watonwan0.20
Jun 6, 1980F0Grant0.20
Jul 11, 1980F0Albany0.20
Jul 4, 1980F0Fillmore0.20
Sep 3, 1980F0Scott0.20
Sep 6, 1980F0Brazoria0.20
Oct 15, 1980F0Russell0.10
Oct 15, 1980F0Custer0.10
Nov 23, 1980F0Baldwin0.10
Jan 23, 1980F0Columbia0.10
Feb 23, 1980F0Hertford0.10
Feb 23, 1980F0Pitt0.10
Feb 25, 1980F0Clay0.10
Mar 23, 1980F0Oklahoma0.10
Mar 23, 1980F0Okfuskee0.10
Mar 29, 1980F0Smith0.10
Apr 11, 1980F0Sevier0.10
Apr 11, 1980F0Sevier0.10
Apr 11, 1980F0Howard0.10
Apr 11, 1980F0Shelby0.10
Apr 13, 1980F0St. Tammany0.10
Apr 19, 1980F0Alpena0.10
Apr 24, 1980F0Curry0.10
Apr 24, 1980F0Erath0.10
Apr 24, 1980F0Hunt0.10
Apr 25, 1980F0Wilbarger0.10
Apr 25, 1980F0Wilbarger0.10
Apr 25, 1980F0Tillman0.10
Apr 26, 1980F0Wayne0.10
Apr 27, 1980F0Brunswick0.10
Apr 27, 1980F0Richmond city0.10
Apr 2, 1980F0Archer0.10
Apr 2, 1980F0Archer0.10
Apr 2, 1980F0Archer0.10
Apr 2, 1980F0Tarrant0.10
Apr 7, 1980F0Camp0.10
Apr 8, 1980F0Marshall0.10
Apr 8, 1980F0Clarke0.10
May 11, 1980F0Lincoln0.10
May 12, 1980F0Adams0.10
May 15, 1980F0Mobile0.10
May 20, 1980F0Beaver0.10
May 20, 1980F0Washita0.10
May 24, 1980F0McLean0.10
May 24, 1980F0Natrona0.10
May 24, 1980F0Laramie0.10
May 25, 1980F0Manatee0.10
May 25, 1980F0Throckmorton0.10
May 25, 1980F0Throckmorton0.10
May 25, 1980F0Throckmorton0.10
May 26, 1980F0Cascade0.10
May 26, 1980F0Lincoln0.10
May 27, 1980F0Hartley0.10
May 27, 1980F0Hartley0.10
May 28, 1980F0Mountrail0.10
May 28, 1980F0Castro0.10
May 29, 1980F0Jackson0.10
May 29, 1980F0Brown0.10
May 29, 1980F0Brown0.10
May 29, 1980F0Brown0.10
May 29, 1980F0Brown0.10
May 29, 1980F0Brown0.10
May 29, 1980F0Brown0.10
May 29, 1980F0Spink0.10
May 29, 1980F0Clay0.10
May 29, 1980F0Ellsworth0.10
May 29, 1980F0Barton0.10
May 29, 1980F0Fillmore0.10
May 29, 1980F0Howard0.10
May 29, 1980F0Hardeman0.10
May 29, 1980F0Dixon0.10
May 30, 1980F0Muskogee0.10
May 31, 1980F0Osborne0.10
May 1, 1980F0Throckmorton0.10
May 1, 1980F0Throckmorton0.10
May 6, 1980F0Laramie0.10
May 6, 1980F0Laramie0.10
May 6, 1980F0Stephens0.10
May 6, 1980F0Jones0.10
May 6, 1980F0Young0.10
May 6, 1980F0Hunt0.10
May 7, 1980F0Hamilton0.10
May 8, 1980F0Palm Beach0.10
May 9, 1980F0Polk0.10
Jun 11, 1980F0Miami-Dade0.10
Jun 11, 1980F0Dunn0.10
Jun 11, 1980F0Mercer0.10
Jun 12, 1980F0Day0.10
Jun 13, 1980F0Pembina0.10
Jun 14, 1980F0Oneida0.10
Jun 14, 1980F0Niobrara0.10
Jun 14, 1980F0Brown0.10
Jun 14, 1980F0Platte0.10
Jun 15, 1980F0Fayette0.10
Jun 15, 1980F0Oglala Lakota0.10
Jun 16, 1980F0Brookings0.10
Jun 18, 1980F0Escambia0.10
Jun 18, 1980F0Hamlin0.10
Jun 18, 1980F0Hamlin0.10
Jun 19, 1980F0Okaloosa0.10
Jun 20, 1980F0Angelina0.10
Jun 23, 1980F0McHenry0.10
Jun 24, 1980F0Hamilton0.10
Jun 24, 1980F0Seminole0.10
Jun 25, 1980F0Sanborn0.10
Jun 26, 1980F0Okaloosa0.10
Jun 26, 1980F0Wayne0.10
Jun 1, 1980F0Marion0.10
Jun 1, 1980F0Hamilton0.10
Jun 1, 1980F0Boone0.10
Jun 2, 1980F0Rush0.10
Jun 3, 1980F0McKenzie0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Beadle0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Renville0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Jackson0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Jackson0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0McHenry0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Jackson0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Jackson0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0McHenry0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Dunn0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Dunn0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Jackson0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Jackson0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Perkins0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Perkins0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Perkins0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Perkins0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Perkins0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Perkins0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Perkins0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Perkins0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Perkins0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Perkins0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Perkins0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Perkins0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Perkins0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Hettinger0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Grant0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Stark0.10
Jun 4, 1980F0Grant0.10
Jun 5, 1980F0Dodge0.10
Jun 5, 1980F0Hand0.10
Jun 5, 1980F0Hand0.10
Jun 5, 1980F0Hand0.10
Jun 6, 1980F0Porter0.10
Jun 6, 1980F0Sully0.10
Jun 6, 1980F0Aurora0.10
Jun 6, 1980F0Douglas0.10
Jun 7, 1980F0Kane0.10
Jun 7, 1980F0Lubbock0.10
Jun 9, 1980F0Cambria0.10
Jul 10, 1980F0Fall River0.10
Jul 14, 1980F0Putnam0.10
Jul 15, 1980F0Spink0.10
Jul 15, 1980F0Chippewa0.10
Jul 15, 1980F0Chippewa0.10
Jul 17, 1980F0Laramie0.10
Jul 17, 1980F0Lincoln0.10
Jul 22, 1980F0Laramie0.10
Jul 23, 1980F0Rolette0.10
Jul 25, 1980F0Converse0.10
Jul 26, 1980F0Brevard0.10
Jul 26, 1980F0Goshen0.10
Jul 26, 1980F0Goshen0.10
Jul 29, 1980F0Calaveras0.10
Jul 3, 1980F0Wayne0.10
Jul 4, 1980F0Parmer0.10
Jul 5, 1980F0Ward0.10
Jul 7, 1980F0Wexford0.10
Jul 7, 1980F0Missaukee0.10
Jul 9, 1980F0Montgomery0.10
Aug 20, 1980F0Brown0.10
Aug 21, 1980F0Bay0.10
Aug 29, 1980F0Austin0.10
Aug 1, 1980F0Sampson0.10
Aug 5, 1980F0Bernalillo0.10
Aug 6, 1980F0Cass0.10
Aug 6, 1980F0Richland0.10
Aug 8, 1980F0Coos0.10
Sep 16, 1980F0Logan0.10
Sep 16, 1980F0Macon0.10
Sep 22, 1980F0Cook0.10
Sep 3, 1980F0Stearns0.10
Sep 3, 1980F0Stearns0.10
Sep 6, 1980F0Harris0.10
Sep 8, 1980F0Harris0.10
Sep 8, 1980F0Baraga0.10
Sep 8, 1980F0Marquette0.10

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1980
AllenCategory 515TX
DanielleTropical storm16LA, TX

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1980
Nov 8, 19807.2Eureka, California Humboldt CA11.8
Mar 23, 19806.9near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West AK20.5
Jun 8, 19806.3near Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX Yuma AZ3.7
May 27, 19806.2near Aspen Springs, California Mono CA8.6
May 25, 19806.1near Aspen Springs, California Mono CA4.2
May 25, 19806.1near Aspen Springs, California Mono CA7.4
May 25, 19806.0near Mammoth Lakes, California Mono CA4.2
Jan 24, 19805.8Livermore, California Contra Costa CA9.0
May 18, 19805.7near Amboy, Washington Skamania WA0.9
May 25, 19805.7near Mammoth Lakes, California Mono CA3.0
May 26, 19805.7near Aspen Springs, California Mono CA1.3
Jan 26, 19805.4near Livermore, California Alameda CA8.8
Aug 1, 19805.4near Mammoth Lakes, California Mono CA2.8
Feb 25, 19805.3near Anza, CA Riverside CA12.1
Apr 14, 19805.2near Amboy, Washington Skamania WA0.3
Jan 24, 19805.1near Blackhawk, California Contra Costa CA4.1
Mar 3, 19805.1near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA5.5
Apr 3, 19805.1Washington Skamania WA-0.6
Apr 5, 19805.1near Amboy, Washington Skamania WA-0.5
Apr 7, 19805.1near Morton, Washington Skamania WA1.7
Apr 8, 19805.1near Amboy, Washington Skamania WA-0.3
Apr 20, 19805.1near Amboy, Washington Skamania WA0.4
May 26, 19805.1near Mammoth Lakes, California Mono CA4.4
Nov 28, 19805.1near Kingvale, California Placer CA3.7
Apr 3, 19805.0near Morton, Washington Skamania WA-0.6
Apr 11, 19805.0near Amboy, Washington Skamania WA-0.6
Apr 15, 19805.0near Morton, Washington Skamania WA-0.3
Apr 17, 19805.0near Morton, Washington Skamania WA-0.2
Apr 18, 19805.0near Amboy, Washington Skamania WA-0.1
Apr 22, 19805.0near Amboy, Washington Skamania WA-0.3
Apr 25, 19805.0near Morton, Washington Skamania WA3.1
May 24, 19805.0near Mount Nebo, Utah Utah UT3.1
May 25, 19805.0near Aspen Springs, California Mono CA8.9
Jun 29, 19805.0near Benton, California Mono CA4.5
Jul 27, 19805.0near Sharpsburg, Kentucky Bath KY6.2
Sep 6, 19805.0near Benton, California Mineral NV9.3
Nov 8, 19805.0near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA9.3
Nov 8, 19805.0near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA9.3
Nov 8, 19805.0near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA9.3
Dec 24, 19805.0near Big Lagoon, California Humboldt CA1.8

Drought

On average 5% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1980. The worst month was December 1980, with 13%.

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.