Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Okaloosa County, Florida, January 5, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries30
Length2.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.77, -86.60) to the end point (30.77, -86.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 5, 1962, 4:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Okaloosa County
- Path
- 2.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 30 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 5, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 1962 | F2 | Florida | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1962 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1962 | F2 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1962 | F2 | Alabama | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1962 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 5, 1962 | F1 | Alabama | 5.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.