Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Polk County, Florida, July 26, 1971

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length1 mi

Width500 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.90, -81.63) to the end point (27.90, -81.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 26, 1971, 6:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Florida
Counties: Polk County
Path: 1 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 26, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jul 26, 1971	F2	Texas	0.5 mi	17 yd	0	1
Jul 26, 1971	F0	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Polk County
Hillsborough County
Manatee County

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