Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Polk County, Florida, December 18, 1951
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.78, -81.53) to the end point (27.78, -81.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 18, 1951, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Polk County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 18, 1951
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 1951 | F2 | Massachusetts | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 1951 | F2 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 1951 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 1951 | F1 | Florida | 2.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.