Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, DeSoto County, Florida, April 4, 1989
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.22, -81.87) to the end point (27.22, -81.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 4, 1989, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- DeSoto County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 4, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 6 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F2 | South Carolina | 6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 7.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 3.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F2 | Georgia | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F2 | South Carolina | 5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F2 | South Carolina | 2 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F1 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 13 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F1 | South Carolina | 8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F0 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F0 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.