Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Bay County, Florida, October 24, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.5 mi
Width73 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.15, -85.18) to the end point (30.15, -85.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 24, 1997, 11:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Bay County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 73 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 24, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 1997 | F1 | Louisiana | 3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | F1 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | F1 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 1997 | F0 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.