Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Sarasota County, Florida, October 13, 1978
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11.6 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.37, -82.38) to the end point (27.48, -82.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 13, 1978, 12:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Sarasota County, Manatee County
- Near the path
- Lakewood Ranch (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 11.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.