Yes. Pensacola has been hit by tornadoes as strong as F3.
There appear to be no records of any tornadoes stronger than F3 hitting Mustang.
About 4-5% of tornadoes are rated F3 or higher.
In the years 1950-2011 Kansas had 161 confirmed F3 and EF3 tornadoes. Records prior to 1950 are incomplete.
Yes, Florida has had a number of killer tornadoes. The deadliest Florida tornado was an F3 that struck south of Orlando on February 22, 1998 killing 25 people. The most recent killer tornado to strike Florida was an EF0 that hit the town of Venus on June 24, 2012, killing 1.
West Memphis was hit by one tornado in the 1980s: an F3 on December 14, 1987.
Since official records began in 1950 tornadoes have killed 162 people in Florida. The deadliest tornado to strike Florida was an F3 that killed 25 people in and near Kissimmee on February 22, 1998.
Yes, there are tornadoes in California as strong as F3.
Yes. New Jersey has had tornadoes as strong as F3.
Yes, Memphis has seen tornadoes as strong as F3.
Yes, there was at least one tornado in Miami, Florida in 1997. It was rated F1.
They are generally not as strong as the tornadoes that occur in the Great Plains, with comparatively few tornadoes reaching more than F2 strength. That said, a few tornadoes in Florida have been significant killers. One the the most notable was the Kissimmee F3 tornado of 1998, which struck two trailer parks, killing 25 people.