Florida, 1956

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 10, 1956

April 10, 1956 · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
20
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Broward

When
April 10, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Broward County
Measured
87 kt (100 mph)
Coordinates
26.000, -80.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami-Dade

When
April 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Miami-Dade County
Measured
72 kt (83 mph)
Coordinates
25.780, -80.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami-Dade

When
April 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Miami-Dade County
Coordinates
25.780, -80.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When
April 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Hillsborough County
Coordinates
28.000, -82.500

Tornado, Broward

When
April 10, 5:48 PM CST
Where
Broward County
Rating
F3
Path length
7.8 mi
Path width
200 yd
Injuries
20 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
26.000, -80.230

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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: 9991515, 9991516, 9991517, 9991518, 9988055.