Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hillsborough County, Florida, March 31, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length0.2 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.83, -82.50) to the end point (27.83, -82.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 31, 1972, 5:14 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Hillsborough County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 31, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1972 | F2 | Florida | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 1972 | F2 | Florida | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1972 | F2 | Florida | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1972 | F1 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1972 | F1 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1972 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1972 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1972 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1972 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.