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Tornado (F2) — Okeechobee, Florida

June 18, 1972 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
44
Property damage
$500K
Magnitude
0
Tornado scale
F2
Area
Okeechobee

Event narrative (NOAA)

A tornado cut a path up to 150 yards wide and 4.5 miles long as it moved north from Taylor Creek, affecting Treasure Island Park, a fishing lodge and several other mobile home parks. Six people were killed and 44 were injured (many seriously). Over one hundred mobile homes were destroyed or heavily damaged. Property damage was estimated near $500,000. Note: this event was added in 2018, following a reanalysis by NWS Melbourne.

Other notable tornado events in Florida

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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