July 5, 1980: An F1 tornado was reported south of Valders after midnight. June 7, 1980: Valders was hit briefly by an early morning F2 tornado just after midnight.

The Tornado Project -- www.tornadoproject.com -- statistics say 74 percent of tornadoes are of the F0 or F1 variety, 25 percent are F2 and F3 and only 1 percent are of the F4 and F5 category ...