Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hillsborough County, Florida, May 23, 1976
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length9.6 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.00, -82.58) to the end point (28.03, -82.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 1976, 6:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Hillsborough County
- Path
- 9.6 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 5.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 13.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 3.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.