Florida, 1966

Tornadoes in Florida, October 4, 1966

October 4, 1966 · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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, Putnam

When
October 4, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Putnam County
Rating
F1
Path length
7.6 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
29.480, -81.680

Tornado, Putnam

When
October 4, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Putnam County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
29.770, -82.020

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: 9985286, 9985287.