Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Putnam County, Florida, December 5, 1977
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries10
Length9.4 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.63, -81.70) to the end point (29.67, -81.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 5, 1977, 12:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Putnam County
- Path
- 9.4 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 5, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | Kentucky | 25 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | Tennessee | 5.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | Virginia | 0.7 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | South Carolina | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | South Carolina | 9.8 mi | 130 yd | 0 | 7 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.