Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, DeSoto County, Florida, January 24, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.17, -81.80) to the end point (27.17, -81.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 24, 1979, 3:16 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- DeSoto County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 24, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 1979 | F3 | Florida | 7 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 1979 | F3 | Florida | 9.6 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 1979 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 1979 | F1 | Florida | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 24, 1979 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.