Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Manatee County, Florida, October 31, 1958

RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length3.6 mi
Width200 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.53, -82.63) to the end point (27.52, -82.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
October 31, 1958, 12:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
Florida
Counties
Manatee County
Near the path
Bradenton, Palmetto (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
3.6 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 4 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.