Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Escambia County, Florida, May 19, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length1.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.40, -87.32) to the end point (30.40, -87.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 19, 1959, 12:06 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Escambia County
- Near the path
- Myrtle Grove (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 19, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1959 | F2 | Wisconsin | 4.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1959 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 19, 1959 | F1 | Oklahoma | 22.7 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.