Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Marion County, Florida, April 19, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries14
Length5.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.07, -82.05) to the end point (29.10, -81.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1978, 9:03 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Marion County
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 14 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1978 | F3 | Virginia | 35.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 19, 1978 | F2 | Florida | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 19, 1978 | F2 | North Carolina | 11.6 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1978 | F2 | North Carolina | 3.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 19, 1978 | F2 | North Carolina | 0.7 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1978 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1978 | F1 | North Carolina | 13.4 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1978 | F1 | Ohio | 9.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.