Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Polk County, Florida, March 9, 1998
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length10.4 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.83, -81.50) to the end point (27.90, -81.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 9, 1998, 12:28 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Polk County
- Path
- 10.4 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 9, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 1998 | F1 | Florida | 15.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9, 1998 | F1 | Florida | 2 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 1998 | F1 | Florida | 4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Mar 9, 1998 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9, 1998 | F1 | Florida | 2.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9, 1998 | F1 | Florida | 4.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9, 1998 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9, 1998 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9, 1998 | F0 | Virginia | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.