Alabama, 1980

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 13, 1980

April 13, 1980 · 11 events in 7 counties and zones

6 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
13
Property damage
$2.6 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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.

Event by event

6 tornado, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Mobile

When
April 13, 9:58 AM CST
Where
Mobile County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
30.880, -88.270

Tornado, Mobile

When
April 13, 10:08 AM CST
Where
Mobile County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
31.070, -88.030

Tornado, Mobile

When
April 13, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Mobile County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
30.680, -88.200

Tornado, Baldwin

When
April 13, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Baldwin County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
30.880, -87.780

Tornado, Mobile

When
April 13, 12:08 PM CST
Where
Mobile County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
30.700, -88.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
April 13, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
32.380, -86.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
April 13, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
33.120, -85.670

Tornado, Lee

When
April 13, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Rating
F2
Path length
11.3 mi
Path width
440 yd
Injuries
13 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
32.600, -85.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers

When
April 13, 2:48 PM CST
Where
Chambers County
Coordinates
32.730, -84.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
April 13, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
32.650, -85.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Geneva

When
April 13, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Geneva County
Coordinates
31.100, -85.700

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9977749, 9977750, 9977751, 9977752, 9977753, 9977754, 9977755, 9977756, 9977757, 9977758, 9977759.