Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Highlands County, Florida, April 8, 1976

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width20 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.50, -81.45) to the end point (27.50, -81.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 8, 1976, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Florida
Counties: Highlands County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 8, 1976

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 8, 1976	F0	Florida	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1976	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	2

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Highlands County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.