Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lee County, Florida, August 9, 1986
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries12
Length1.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (26.60, -81.97) to the end point (26.60, -81.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 9, 1986, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Lee County
- Near the path
- Cape Coral (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 9, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1986 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1986 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1986 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1986 | F0 | Idaho | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.