Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Okeechobee County, Florida, March 21, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.25, -80.83) to the end point (27.32, -80.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 21, 1983, 4:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Okeechobee County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 21, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1983 | F1 | North Carolina | 12 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1983 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1983 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.