Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Polk County, Florida, September 24, 1979
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.90, -81.62) to the end point (27.90, -81.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 24, 1979, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Polk County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.