Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Miami-Dade County, Florida, March 9, 1998

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.5 mi
Width30 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (25.92, -80.28) to the end point (25.88, -80.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 9, 1998, 5:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Florida
Counties
Miami-Dade County
Path
4.5 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 9, 1998

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 9, 1998F2Florida10.4 mi250 yd04
Mar 9, 1998F1Florida15.5 mi200 yd00
Mar 9, 1998F1Florida2 mi80 yd01
Mar 9, 1998F1Florida4 mi100 yd010
Mar 9, 1998F1Florida0.5 mi50 yd00
Mar 9, 1998F1Florida2.5 mi30 yd00
Mar 9, 1998F1Pennsylvania2 mi50 yd00
Mar 9, 1998F0Florida0.2 mi50 yd00
Mar 9, 1998F0Virginia1.5 mi50 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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