Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Suwannee County, Florida, December 21, 1972

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12.2 mi
Width30 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.25, -83.20) to the end point (30.37, -83.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
December 21, 1972, 12:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Florida
Counties
Suwannee County
Path
12.2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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