Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Suwannee County, Florida, May 4, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.38, -82.98) to the end point (30.38, -82.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 4, 1974, 2:38 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Suwannee County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 4, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1974 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 3.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 4, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1974 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.