Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hillsborough County, Florida, January 8, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length10 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.92, -82.30) to the end point (28.00, -82.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 8, 1978, 4:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Hillsborough County
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 8, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 1978 | F2 | Florida | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 8, 1978 | F2 | Florida | 19.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 23 |
| Jan 8, 1978 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.