Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Escambia County, Florida, January 12, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.70, -87.03) to the end point (30.70, -87.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 12, 1972, 9:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Escambia County
- Near the path
- Point Baker (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.