Severe Weather History


1980 Severe Weather Season in the United States

6,118

Recorded events

1,899

Counties affected

28

Direct deaths

$2.2B

Property damage

The 1980 severe weather season produced 6,118 recorded events across 1,899 U.S. counties, with 28 direct deaths. It ranks #46 among all years in the archive by event count.

Through the year

1980 severe weather by month

1980 recorded severe weather events by month
1980 recorded severe weather events by month

By hazard type

What hit the U.S. in 1980

HazardEventsDeathsDamage
Thunderstorm Wind3,1650$0
Hail1,9810$0
Tornado97228$2.2B
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · county-tagged records

Deadliest days

The deadliest events of 1980

DateEventCountyDeathsInjuries
May 13, 1980Tornado F3Kalamazoo County, Michigan579
Jun 4, 1980Tornado F4Hall County, Nebraska3110
Jul 10, 1980Tornado F4Rush County, Indiana225
Apr 8, 1980Tornado F2McCreary County, Kentucky29
Jun 4, 1980Tornado F3Hall County, Nebraska125
Jun 4, 1980Tornado F3Hall County, Nebraska140
Oct 17, 1980Tornado F2Drew County, Arkansas12
Apr 7, 1980Tornado F3Williamson County, Texas12
Jul 16, 1980Tornado F3Eau Claire County, Wisconsin110
Jul 16, 1980Tornado F2Chippewa County, Wisconsin15
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Violent tornadoes

EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 1980

DateScaleTouchdown countyDeathsPath
1980-06-03EF4Hall County, Nebraska31.1 mi
1980-07-09EF4Rush County, Indiana211.0 mi
1980-04-02EF4Baylor County, Texas08.4 mi
1980-06-02EF4Decatur County, Iowa031.2 mi
1980-06-03EF4Allegheny County, Pennsylvania011.8 mi
Source: NOAA SPC SVRGIS mapped tornado tracks

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