
A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >
| Tornadoes by Month | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Tornadoes by Intensity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F? | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Tornado Number |
Date | Time (CST) |
Length of Path (miles) |
Width of Path (yards) |
F-Scale | Killed | Injured | County | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03/23/1980 | 1625 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City (near SW 68th and May) |
| 2 | 03/23/1980 | 1800 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Okfuskee | 6 E Welty |
| 3 | 03/31/1980 | 2100 | 0.2 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 4 ENE Altus |
| 4 | 04/02/1980 | 1853 | 4 | 60 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Bryan | 3 N Durant |
| 5 | 04/07/1980 | 1630 | 0.5 | 127 | F3 | 0 | 9 | Le Flore | Poteau (north side) |
| 6 | 04/07/1980 | 1645 | 1.5 | 440 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Osage | 6 NW Dewey |
| 7 | 04/07/1980 | 1650 | 25 | 440 | F3 | 0 | 4 | Mayes/ Craig/ Delaware/ Ottawa | 4 N Pensacola - near Bernice - southern Ottawa County |
| 8 | 04/07/1980 | 1700 | 1 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Delaware | .5 N Jay |
| 9 | 04/24/1980 | 1900 | 0.3 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 1 | Beckham | N part of Elk City |
| 10 | 04/25/1980 | 1412 | 0.1 | 10 | F? | 0 | 0 | Tillman | 1 W Davidson |
| 11 | 05/11/1980 | 1916 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln | 5 S Wellston |
| 12 | 05/11/1980 | 1940 | 4 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Lincoln | 2 N Sparks - Near Davenport |
| 13 | 05/20/1980 | 1625 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Beaver | near Gate |
| 14 | 05/20/1980 | 2130 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Washita | NW of Carnegie |
| 15 | 05/28/1980 | 2045 | 13 | 200 | F2 | 0 | 1 | Roger Mills | 4 W Reydon - 4 W Cheyenne |
| 16 | 05/28/1980 | 2115 | 0.1 | 10 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Roger Mills | 4 S Cheyenne |
| 17 | 05/29/1980 | 1400 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | 8 SW Altus |
| 18 | 05/29/1980 | 1928 | 0.1 | 10 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | Altus |
| 19 | 05/30/1980 | 1905 | 0.1 | 10 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Muskogee | S of Muskogee |
| 20 | 06/16/1980 | 1823 | 0.5 | 100 | F0 | 0 | 0 | Kiowa | 4 NNE Roosevelt |
| 21 | 08/05/1980 | 1600 | 0.6 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Texas | Hardesty |
| 22 | 08/05/1980 | 1640 | 14 | 100 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Texas OK/ Seward KS | 3 NE Tyrone OK - 6 NE Liberal KS |
| 23 | 09/08/1980 | 1455 | 3 | 50 | F1 | 0 | 0 | Comanche | 6 E- 7 ENE Fort Sill Base Tower |
| 24 | 09/16/1980 | 1725 | 3 | 440 | F2 | 0 | 0 | Wagoner | 8 NNE Coweta |
| 25 | 10/16/1980 | 0400 | 10 | 400 | F1 | 0 | 3 | Dewey | 2 SW Taloga - 2 E Seiling |