Tornado outbreak of April 1880
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]
| Type | Tornado outbreak |
|---|---|
| Duration | April 18–20, 1880 |
| Tornadoes confirmed | ≥ 20 |
| Max. rating1 | F4 tornado |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Casualties | ≥ 168 deaths, ≥ 516 injuries |
| Areas affected | Midwestern United States |
| 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale | |
Confirmed tornadoes
| FU | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ≥ 20 |
| 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 Stiles, IA, 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 Grandview | 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 |
Notes
- 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
- 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
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