Florida, 1973

Tornadoes in Florida, January 28, 1973

January 28, 1973 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
24
Property damage
$5.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Pasco

When
January 28, 10:35 AM CST
Where
Pasco County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
28.330, -82.170

Tornado, Osceola

When
January 28, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Osceola County
Rating
F2
Path length
14 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
28.270, -81.470

Tornado, Orange

When
January 28, 11:42 AM CST
Where
Orange County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.7 mi
Path width
300 yd
Injuries
16 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
28.520, -81.430

Tornado, Brevard

When
January 28, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Brevard County
Rating
F2
Path length
5.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
28.500, -80.800

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9999387, 9999388, 9999389, 9999390.