Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Orange County, Florida, January 8, 1978
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries23
Length19.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.62, -81.43) to the end point (28.75, -81.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 8, 1978, 5:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Orange County, Seminole County
- Path
- 19.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 23 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 8, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 1978 | F2 | Florida | 10 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 8, 1978 | F2 | Florida | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.