Florida, 1958

Tornadoes in Florida, August 3, 1958

August 3, 1958 · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Palm Beach

When
August 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Palm Beach County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
26.500, -80.070

Tornado, Palm Beach

When
August 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Palm Beach County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
26.480, -80.030

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 9984936, 9984937.