Storms in California in 1980
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in California in 1980, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
California in 1980 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, 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
- 28
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $3.1 million
- Episodes
- 18
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 kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 9 | 0 | 4 | $3.1 million |
| Hail | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1980
February 1980
- Tornado in California, February 15, 1980
- Tornado and Hail in California, February 19, 1980
- Tornado in California, February 20, 1980
March 1980
April 1980
May 1980
- Tornado and Hail in California, May 9, 1980
- Hail in California, May 21, 1980
- Damaging Wind in California, May 23, 1980
- Damaging Winds in California, May 31, 1980
July 1980
- Hail in California, July 27, 1980
- Tornado in California, July 29, 1980
- Damaging Wind in California, July 30, 1980
August 1980
September 1980
More
Every year in CaliforniaEvery state in 1980Tornadoes in California in 198019791981
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.