Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Okeechobee County, Florida, September 26, 1982
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries7
Length4 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.38, -81.03) to the end point (27.38, -81.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 26, 1982, 3:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Okeechobee County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 26, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 1982 | F2 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1982 | F1 | Florida | 0.8 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1982 | F1 | North Carolina | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1982 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.