Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Madison County, Florida, April 19, 1988
RatingF3
Deaths4
Injuries18
Length12 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.45, -83.42) to the end point (30.53, -83.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1988, 1:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Madison County
- Path
- 12 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 18 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1988 | F2 | Florida | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1988 | F1 | Florida | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1988 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1988 | F1 | California | 0.2 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1988 | F1 | Colorado | 0.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1988 | F1 | California | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.