Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Okeechobee County, Florida, March 17, 1985
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.23, -80.80) to the end point (27.17, -80.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 17, 1985, 8:49 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Okeechobee County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 17, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 1985 | F3 | Florida | 3 mi | 400 yd | 2 | 45 |
| Mar 17, 1985 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 1985 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.