Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Highlands County, Florida, August 20, 1997

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.8 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.45, -81.30) to the end point (27.45, -81.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: August 20, 1997, 4:18 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Florida
Counties: Highlands County
Path: 0.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on August 20, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Aug 20, 1997	F0	Massachusetts	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 20, 1997	F0	Kansas	0.4 mi	50 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Highlands County

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