Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, DeSoto County, Florida, December 12, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.22, -81.87) to the end point (27.22, -81.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 12, 1983, 1:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- DeSoto County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.