Tornado outbreak of April 1880

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Tornado outbreak of April 1880
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationApril 18–20, 1880
Tornadoes
confirmed		≥ 20
Max. rating1F4 tornado
Fatalities≥ 168 deaths, ≥ 516 injuries
DamageUnknown
Areas affectedMidwestern United States
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

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

Confirmed tornadoes[]

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
? 0 0 12 3 5 0 ≥ 20
List of known tornadoes during the tornado outbreak of April 18–20, 1880[nb 1]
F# Location County / Parish State Start
coord. 		Date Time (UTC) Path length Max width Summary
F2 Chester Township Eaton MI N/A April 18 N/A N/A N/A Barns destroyed and cattle killed
F2 NE of Lyndon Whiteside IL N/A April 18 N/A 8 miles (13 km) N/A Six farms damaged
F2 S of Pineville to ENE of Powell McDonald MO N/A April 18 2200 15 miles (24 km) N/A One death – a child killed
F4 Shopiere, WI Winnebago (IL), Rock (WI) IL, WI N/A April 18 2230 15 miles (24 km) N/A One death, twenty injuries – a man was killed near Shopiere, little debris left of house
F3 Edgerton Johnson KS N/A April 18 2230 5 miles (8.0 km) N/A One death – a woman was killed protecting a child which survived uninjured
F4 S of Rocky Comfort to SE of Grovespring McDonald, Barry, Stone, Christian, Greene, Webster, Wright MO N/A April 18 2230 93 miles (150 km) 1,320 yd (1,210 m) Thirty-one deaths, one hundred injuries – First of two long-tracked tornadoes to hit south of Springfield. Numerous communities devastated, tornado was up to 3⁄4 mi (1.2 km) wide.[1]
F4 NE of Boaz to E of Evergreen Barry, Lawrence, Stone, Christian, Greene, Webster MO N/A April 18 2230 64 miles (103 km) 880 yd (800 m) Ninety-nine deaths, two hundred injuries – Second of two long-tracked tornadoes to hit south of Springfield. In Marshfield sixty-eight people were killed and nearly all structures were destroyed. Tornado was up to 1⁄2 mi (0.80 km) wide.[1]
F2 Conway Laclede MO N/A April 18 2330 N/A N/A Two deaths – Two children killed near Conway
F2 Skullyville to N of Charleston, AR Le Flore (OK), Sebastian (AR), Franklin (AR) OK, AR N/A April 18 2330 35 miles (56 km) N/A Four deaths, twenty injuries – Tornado passed south of Fort Smith, Arkansas
F3 Near , to W of Troy Schuyler (MO), Davis (IA) MO, IA N/A April 18 2330 15 miles (24 km) N/A Two injuries, several farms damaged
F4 NE of Climax Springs to SE of New Bloomfield Camden, Morgan, Miller, Moniteau, Cole, Callaway MO N/A April 18 2330 65 miles (105 km) 1,760 yd (1,610 m) Fourteen deaths, ninety injuries – Tornado was up to 1 mi (1.6 km) wide
F2 Ottawa to S of Oconomowoc Waukesha WI N/A April 18 0000 6 miles (9.7 km) N/A One injury
F2 Near Lohman to near Carrington Cole, Boone, Callaway MO N/A April 18 0200 21 miles (34 km) N/A Two deaths, eight injuries – all fatalities and injuries occurred in Callaway County
F2 Near Dardanelle Yell AR N/A April 18 0200 N/A N/A Damage reported near Dardanelle
F2 SW of Licking to SW of Salem Texas, Dent MO N/A April 18 0210 25 miles (40 km) N/A One death, seventeen injuries – nearly all buildings damaged in town of Licking
F2 Fayetteville area Washington AR N/A April 18 0220 6 miles (9.7 km) N/A Two deaths, twenty-five injuries – one hundred buildings damaged in city of Fayetteville
F4 Rural SW Faulkner County to NE of El Paso Faulkner, White AR N/A April 18 0230 8 miles (13 km) N/A Four deaths, fifteen injuries – One third of town of El Paso damaged
F2 SW of Eureka Springs to N of Carroll AR N/A April 18 0300 10 miles (16 km) N/A Eight injuries; west side of Eureka Springs damaged
F3 S of Gravelly to S of Carters Mill Yell AR N/A April 18 0500 25 miles (40 km) N/A One death, five injuries – Single fatality was south of Rover
F2 Oakbower area Crawford AR N/A April 18 0500 N/A N/A All damage north of Fort Smith near Oakbower

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Grazulis, Thomas P. (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes, 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.

Bibliography[]

  • 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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