Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pinellas County, Florida, December 15, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length4.7 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.72, -82.72) to the end point (27.77, -82.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 15, 1981, 8:25 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Pinellas County
- Near the path
- St. Petersburg, Gulfport (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.