Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Sumter County, Florida, April 15, 1987
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.65, -82.05) to the end point (28.78, -81.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 15, 1987, 8:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Sumter County
- Near the path
- Leesburg (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 12 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 15, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1987 | F2 | Florida | 3 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 7 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.