Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Polk County, Florida, March 17, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.10, -81.67) to the end point (28.10, -81.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 17, 1973, 3:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Polk County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 17, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 1973 | F2 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 1973 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 1973 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 1973 | F1 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.