Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Citrus County, Florida, September 3, 1998
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length4.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.97, -82.50) to the end point (29.00, -82.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 3, 1998, 4:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Citrus County
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 3, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1998 | F2 | South Carolina | 18 mi | 80 yd | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F2 | Georgia | 8 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F2 | South Carolina | 7 mi | 430 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F1 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.