Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hernando County, Florida, January 9, 1953
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.57, -82.48) to the end point (28.57, -82.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 9, 1953, 2:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Hernando County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 9, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 1953 | F2 | Florida | 9.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 12 |
| Jan 9, 1953 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.