Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Osceola County, Florida, March 24, 1983

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length18 mi

Width90 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.25, -81.03) to the end point (28.33, -80.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: March 24, 1983, 5:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Florida
Counties: Osceola County, Brevard County
Near the path: Rockledge (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 18 miles long, up to 90 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on March 24, 1983

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Mar 24, 1983	F1	Florida	0.8 mi	80 yd	0	2
Mar 24, 1983	F1	Florida	21 mi	80 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Osceola County
Brevard County
Polk County

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