Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Highlands County, Florida, May 4, 1978
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.45, -81.40) to the end point (27.45, -81.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 4, 1978, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Highlands County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 4, 1978
| 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 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | Texas | 11.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.