Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Broward County, Florida, March 4, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length2 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (26.12, -80.17) to the end point (26.12, -80.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 4, 1972, 1:59 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Broward County
- Near the path
- Fort Lauderdale (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.