Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Gilchrist County, Florida, April 23, 1983

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries6

Length15 mi

Width80 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.72, -82.90) to the end point (29.93, -82.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 23, 1983, 7:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Florida
Counties: Gilchrist County, Columbia County
Path: 15 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 6 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 23, 1983

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 23, 1983	F3	South Carolina	33 mi	200 yd	6
Apr 23, 1983	F1	Florida	22 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 23, 1983	F1	Florida	10 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 23, 1983	F1	Florida	6 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 23, 1983	F1	Florida	8 mi	50 yd	1
Apr 23, 1983	F1	Florida	3 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 23, 1983	F1	Florida	8 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 23, 1983	F1	Florida	6 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 23, 1983	F1	Alabama	0.1 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 23, 1983	F1	Georgia	2 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 23, 1983	F1	Washington	3 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 23, 1983	F1	South Carolina	6 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 23, 1983	F0	Georgia	2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 23, 1983	F0	Washington	0.5 mi	33 yd	0
Apr 23, 1983	F0	Georgia	0.5 mi	20 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

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