Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

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

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length16 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.52, -82.43) to the end point (28.55, -82.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 23, 1997, 7:55 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Florida
Counties: Hernando County
Path: 16 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 23, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	1.2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	1 mi	10 yd	1
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	2.3 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	1.2 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	1.2 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	3 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	3 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Arizona	1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	Arizona	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.