Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, DeSoto County, Florida, March 17, 1985

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.08, -81.97) to the end point (27.08, -81.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: March 17, 1985, 4:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Florida
Counties: DeSoto County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on March 17, 1985

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Mar 17, 1985	F3	Florida	3 mi	400 yd	2	45
Mar 17, 1985	F1	Florida	5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1985	F1	Florida	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	1

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

DeSoto County
Sarasota County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.