The April 15, 1958 tornado
F4Polk County, Florida
An F4 tornado on a 0.1-mile path that injured 7. It was one of 5 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 15, 1958
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 7
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, April 15, 1958
- 11:00 AM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.