Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Palm Beach County, Florida, June 17, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8.7 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (26.92, -80.18) to the end point (27.02, -80.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 17, 1959, 9:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Palm Beach County, Martin County
- Path
- 8.7 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 17, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1959 | F3 | Florida | 12.7 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 77 |
| 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.