Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Polk County, Florida, May 21, 1999
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (28.02, -81.97) to the end point (28.03, -81.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 21, 1999, 3:42 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Polk County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.