Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Osceola County, Florida, January 28, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length14 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.27, -81.47) to the end point (28.33, -81.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 28, 1973, 11:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Osceola County
- Path
- 14 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 28, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 1973 | F2 | Florida | 2.7 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 16 |
| Jan 28, 1973 | F2 | Florida | 5.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28, 1973 | F1 | Florida | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.