Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Santa Rosa County, Florida, July 4, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.6 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.62, -87.05) to the end point (30.65, -86.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 4, 1962, 12:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Santa Rosa County
- Near the path
- Milton, East Milton (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 4, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 1962 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1962 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.