Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Martin County, Florida, May 8, 1979

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width30 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.25, -80.25) to the end point (27.25, -80.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 8, 1979, 2:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Florida
Counties: Martin County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 8, 1979

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 8, 1979	F3	Iowa	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	4
May 8, 1979	F2	Florida	4 mi	200 yd	1	40
May 8, 1979	F1	Iowa	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	3
May 8, 1979	F1	Florida	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	1
May 8, 1979	F1	Florida	6.9 mi	50 yd	0	6
May 8, 1979	F1	Florida	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	1
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	1
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	4.6 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0

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