Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Hernando County, Florida, April 23, 1997

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length1 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.55, -82.45) to the end point (28.55, -82.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 23, 1997, 7:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Florida
Counties: Hernando County
Path: 1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 23, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	1.2 mi	10 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.2 mi	10 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	1 mi	10 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	16 mi	10 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	2.3 mi	10 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.3 mi	30 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.3 mi	30 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.3 mi	30 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.3 mi	30 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	1.2 mi	30 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	1.2 mi	30 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	3 mi	30 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	3 mi	30 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Arizona	1 mi	50 yd
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Arizona	0.1 mi	10 yd

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