Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Highlands County, Florida, February 2, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries6
Length1 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.45, -81.40) to the end point (27.45, -81.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 2, 1983, 8:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Highlands County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 2, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 1983 | F2 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F2 | Florida | 4 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F2 | Florida | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F2 | Florida | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F2 | Florida | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 0.6 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 0.4 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.