Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Columbia County, Florida, March 21, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3.6 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.33, -82.77) to the end point (30.33, -82.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 21, 1974, 11:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Columbia County
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 21, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1974 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 21, 1974 | F1 | South Carolina | 4.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 1974 | F1 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 1974 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 1974 | F1 | Florida | 4.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1974 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.