Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 19, 1963

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 19, 1963
Start: 1963-02-19T00:00
End: 1963-02-19T10:00
Location: Florida

February 19, 1963 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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: 0
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: February 19, 12:00 AM CST
Where: County
Coordinates: 30.080, -85.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Pinellas

When: February 19, 6:10 AM CST
Where: Pinellas County
Coordinates: 28.000, -82.780

Tornado, Hillsborough

When: February 19, 6:40 AM CST
Where: Hillsborough County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 28.020, -82.130

Tornado, Polk

When: February 19, 7:25 AM CST
Where: Polk County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 27.900, -81.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Duval

When: February 19, 7:43 AM CST
Where: Duval County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 30.380, -81.680

Tornado, Brevard

When: February 19, 8:25 AM CST
Where: Brevard County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 28.550, -80.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Indian River

When: February 19, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Indian River County
Measured: 66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates: 27.600, -80.400

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.

The same day elsewhere

Tornado in North Carolina, February 19, 1963$3,000 · F1 · 1 event

Every storm in Florida in 1963 Every state in 1963 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Florida, 1963

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: 9988373, 9988374, 9988375, 9988376, 9988377, 9988378, 9988379.