Florida, 1960

Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 16, 1960

March 16, 1960 · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

2 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
0
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pinellas

When
March 16, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Pinellas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
28.100, -82.680

Tornado, Hillsborough

When
March 16, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Hillsborough County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
28.050, -82.480

Tornado, Hillsborough

When
March 16, 8:25 AM CST
Where
Hillsborough County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
28.000, -82.170

Hail, Indian River

When
March 16, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Indian River County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
27.600, -80.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Indian River

When
March 16, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Indian River County
Coordinates
27.600, -80.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Indian River

When
March 16, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Indian River County
Measured
67 kt (77 mph)
Coordinates
27.600, -80.400

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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.

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: 9986059, 9986060, 9986061, 9986062, 9986063, 9986064.