The March 31, 1962 tornado
F3Santa Rosa County, Florida
An F3 tornado on a 6.9-mile path that killed 17 and injured 100. It was one of 10 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · March 31, 1962
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 6.9 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 17
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 100
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, March 31, 1962
- 8:00 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.