Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lake County, Florida, April 19, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.08, -81.58) to the end point (29.08, -81.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1978, 10:07 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Lake County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | Florida | 5.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 14 |
| 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 | 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.