Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Brevard County, Florida, September 3, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.07, -80.57) to the end point (28.07, -80.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 3, 1979, 11:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Brevard County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 3, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1979 | F2 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1979 | F2 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1979 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1979 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1979 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1979 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1979 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1979 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.