Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Miami-Dade County, Florida, June 17, 1959
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries77
Length12.7 mi
Width333 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (25.73, -80.28) to the end point (25.88, -80.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 17, 1959, 8:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Miami-Dade County
- Path
- 12.7 miles long, up to 333 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 77 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 17, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1959 | F2 | Florida | 8.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1959 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1959 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.