Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Highlands County, Florida, May 4, 1978

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length0.5 mi

Width50 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.45, -81.33) to the end point (27.45, -81.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 4, 1978, 1:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Florida
Counties: Highlands County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 4, 1978

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 4, 1978	F3	Florida	1.5 mi	200 yd	3	94
May 4, 1978	F2	Florida	12.8 mi	300 yd	0	4
May 4, 1978	F2	South Carolina	41.2 mi	150 yd	0	1
May 4, 1978	F1	South Dakota	0.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F1	South Carolina	0.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	1
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Texas	11.3 mi	60 yd	0	0

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.