1961 St. Petersburg, Florida, tornado
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On Friday, May 5, 1961, a strong tornado impacted the city of St. Petersburg, Florida. The tornado, which only touched down briefly, was estimated to have produced F2 damage on the Fujita scale. It struck the Northeast High School and the nearby Meadowlawn neighborhood in the extreme northern part of St. Petersburg, traveling 1⁄2 mi (0.80 km) and producing a 50-yard-wide (46 m) path. The tornado was part of a much larger outbreak sequence that produced 73 tornadoes. The parent thunderstorm that spawned the tornado was also attended by 3⁄4-inch-diameter (1.9 cm) hail.[nb 2][nb 3][nb 4]
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Formed | May 5, 1961, 5:15 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) |
Max. rating1 | F2 tornado |
Fatalities | None, 0 injuries |
Damage | $25,000 (1961 USD)[nb 1] $250,000 (2024) |
Areas affected | Northern portions of St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA |
Part of the Tornado outbreak sequence of May 3–9, 1961, and the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1961 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale |
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