Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Broward County, Florida, February 23, 1965

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries6

Length5.7 mi

Width60 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (26.10, -80.17) to the end point (26.17, -80.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: February 23, 1965, 10:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Florida
Counties: Broward County
Near the path: Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 5.7 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 6 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on February 23, 1965

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Feb 23, 1965	F2	Florida	0.5 mi	67 yd	0
Feb 23, 1965	F1	Florida	14.1 mi	10 yd	0
Feb 23, 1965	F1	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	2

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Broward County
Palm Beach County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.