Storms of 1980
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in 1980, month by month, kind by kind and state by state. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
1980 on the map
The 600 most significant episodes of 1980, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 6,136
- Deaths
- 28
- Injuries
- 1,157
- Damage
- $2.2 billion
- Episodes
- 1,340
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By month
By kind of event
Deaths, injuries and damage are counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 3,179 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 1,985 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 972 | 28 | 1,157 | $2.2 billion |
The deadliest
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 3, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, May 13, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, July 15, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, July 9, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 8, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, June 2, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, September 3, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 1, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 25, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 7, 1980
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, October 17, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 20, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 15, 1980
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 16, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, June 7, 1980
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 30, 1980
The costliest
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 3, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 10, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 3, 1980
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 21, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, June 2, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, May 19, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, June 2, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, September 3, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 1, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, May 13, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 12, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 13, 1980
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 16, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 7, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 7, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 2, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 13, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, July 15, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 29, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 7, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, September 20, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, April 8, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 21, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 25, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 9, 1980
By state
Events filed in each state in 1980.
- Alabama134
- Arizona22
- Arkansas112
- California28
- Colorado82
- Connecticut4
- Delaware13
- District of Columbia4
- Florida141
- Georgia187
- Hawaii1
- Idaho8
- Illinois251
- Indiana355
- Iowa288
- Kansas248
- Kentucky96
- Louisiana133
- Maine9
- Maryland36
- Massachusetts6
- Michigan178
- Minnesota253
- Mississippi99
- Missouri205
- Montana35
- Nebraska434
- Nevada7
- New Hampshire10
- New Jersey24
- New Mexico12
- New York55
- North Carolina76
- North Dakota225
- Ohio409
- Oklahoma215
- Pennsylvania137
- South Carolina41
- South Dakota252
- Tennessee54
- Texas772
- Utah7
- Vermont10
- Virginia83
- Washington2
- West Virginia76
- Wisconsin262
- Wyoming45
Coastal and lake waters
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.