Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Baker County, Florida, May 16, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.25, -82.27) to the end point (30.25, -82.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1983, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Baker County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1983 | F3 | Alabama | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 16, 1983 | F2 | North Carolina | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 16, 1983 | F2 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 16, 1983 | F2 | North Carolina | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 16, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 20 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1983 | F0 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.