Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Suwannee County, Florida, December 28, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.38, -83.15) to the end point (30.43, -83.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 28, 1983, 9:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Suwannee County, Hamilton County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 28, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 1983 | F2 | Alabama | 15 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28, 1983 | F0 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.