Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Manatee County, Florida, February 17, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.35, -82.28) to the end point (27.35, -82.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 17, 1998, 4:11 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Manatee County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 17, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 1998 | F1 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1998 | F1 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1998 | F1 | Florida | 1.6 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1998 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1998 | F1 | Virginia | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1998 | F1 | Virginia | 8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 17, 1998 | F0 | Florida | 0.4 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.