Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Santa Rosa County, Florida, March 5, 1983
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.62, -87.00) to the end point (30.62, -87.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 5, 1983, 5:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Santa Rosa County
- Near the path
- East Milton (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 5, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1983 | F1 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1983 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1983 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.