Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, DeSoto County, Florida, May 31, 1973
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length0.2 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.23, -81.73) to the end point (27.23, -81.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 31, 1973, 9:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- DeSoto County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.