Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Santa Rosa County, Florida, March 31, 1962
RatingF3
Deaths17
Injuries100
Length6.9 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.62, -87.10) to the end point (30.67, -87.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 31, 1962, 8:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Santa Rosa County
- Near the path
- Milton, Roeville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 6.9 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 17 deaths, 100 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 31, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1962 | F3 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F2 | Alabama | 11.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F1 | Georgia | 61.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1962 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.