Tornado outbreak of April 1880

Tornado outbreak of April 1880
Type Tornado outbreak
Duration April 18–20, 1880
Tornadoes confirmed ≥ 24
Max rating1 F4 tornado
Damage Unknown
Areas affected Midwestern United States
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

The Tornado outbreak of April 1880 occurred between April 18 and 20 in the Midwestern United States, producing numerous strong tornadoes and killing at least 168 people.[1]

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed
Total		 Confirmed
F?		 Confirmed
F0		 Confirmed
F1		 Confirmed
F2		 Confirmed
F3		 Confirmed
F4		 Confirmed
F5
≥ 22 1 0 ? 14 3 4 0

April 18 event

F# States Location County Time (UTC) Path length Damage
F2 MI Chester Eaton unk unk Barns destroyed and cattle killed
F2 IL NE of Lyndon Whiteside unk 8 miles Six farms damaged
F2 MO S of Pineville to ENE of Powell McDonald 1600 15 miles 1 fatality, a child killed
F4 IL, WI Shopiere IL Winnebago IL, Rock WI 1630 15 miles 1 fatality, 20 injured, a man was killed near Shopiere, little debris left of house
F3 KS Edgerton Johnson 1630 5 miles 1 fatality, a woman was killed protecting a child which survived uninjured
F4 MO S of Rocky Comfort to SE of Grove Spring McDonald, Barry, Stone, Christian, Greene, Webster, Wright 1630 93 miles 31 fatalities, 100 injuries First of two long track tornadoes to hit south of Springfield. Numerous communities devastated, tornado was up to 3/4 of a mile wide.
F4 MO NE of Boaz to E of Evergreen Barry, Lawrence, Stone, Christian, Greene, Webster 1630 64 miles 99 fatalities, 200 injuries Second of two long track tornadoes to hit south of Springfield. In Marshfield 68 people were killed and nearly all structures were destroyed. Tornado was up to half a mile wide.
F2 MO Conway Laclede 1730 unk 2 fatalities Two children killed near Conway
F2 OK, AR Skulleyville OK to N of Charleston AR Le Flore OK, Sebastian AR, Franklin AR 1730 35 miles 4 fatalities, 20 injuries Tornado passed south of Fort Smith, Arkansas
F3 MO, IA Near Stiles IA to W of Troy IA Schuyler County MO, Davis County IA 1730 15 miles 2 injuries, several farms damaged
F4 MO NE of Climax Springs to SE of New Bloomfield Camden, Morgan, Miller, Moniteau, Cole, Callaway 1730 65 miles 14 fatalities, 90 injuries Tornado was up to a mile wide
F2 WI Ottawa Township to S of Oconomowoc Waukesha 1800 6 miles 1 injured
F2 MO Near Lohman to near Carrington Cole, Boone, Callaway 2000 21 miles 2 killed, 8 injured all fatalities and injuries occurred in Callaway County
F2 AR Dardanelle area Yell 2000 unk Damage reported near Dardanelle
F2 MO SW of Licking to SW of Salem Texas, Dent 2010 25 miles 1 killed, 17 injured nearly all buildings damaged in town of Licking
F2 AR Fayetteville area Washington 2020 6 miles 2 killed, 25 injured 100 buildings damaged in city of Fayetteville
F4 AR Rural SW Faulkner County to NE of El Paso Faulkner, White 2030 8 miles 4 killed, 15 injured One third of town of El Paso damaged
F2 AR SW of Eureka Springs to N of Grandview Carroll 2100 10 miles 8 injured, west side of Eureka Springs damaged
F3 AR S of Gravely Hill to S of Carters Mill Yell 2300 25 miles 1 killed, 5 injured Single fatality was south of Rover
F2 AR Oakbower area Crawford 2300 unk All damage N of Fort Smith near Oakbower

See also

References

  1. ↑ Grazulis, 1993 & pp1-3

Bibliography

  • Grazulis, Thomas (1993), Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events, St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Environmental Films, ISBN 1-879362-03-1
  • National Historical Company (1882), "34: Tornadoes", The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, National Historical Company, pp. 502–11

Coordinates: 40°33′23″N 94°58′18″W / 40.5564°N 94.9716°W / 40.5564; -94.9716

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