Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Orange County, Florida, January 28, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries16
Length2.7 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.52, -81.43) to the end point (28.53, -81.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 28, 1973, 11:42 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Orange County
- Path
- 2.7 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 16 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 28, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 1973 | F2 | Florida | 14 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 7 |
| 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.