Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Madison County, Florida, November 5, 1988
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries3
Length8 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.37, -83.35) to the end point (30.47, -83.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 5, 1988, 12:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Madison County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 5, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 1988 | F2 | North Carolina | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 1988 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 1988 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 1988 | F1 | North Carolina | 1.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 1988 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 1988 | F0 | Florida | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.