Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Polk County, Florida, October 31, 1997

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length4 mi

Width23 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.90, -82.03) to the end point (27.93, -81.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 31, 1997, 1:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Florida
Counties: Polk County
Path: 4 miles long, up to 23 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 31, 1997

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Oct 31, 1997	F1	Florida	0.5 mi	30 yd
Oct 31, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd
Oct 31, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd
Oct 31, 1997	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd
Oct 31, 1997	F0	Florida	0.3 mi	10 yd
Oct 31, 1997	F0	Florida	1 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Polk County
Hillsborough County
Manatee County
Pinellas County
Sarasota County

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