Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, November 11, 1968

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, November 11, 1968
Start: 1968-11-11T10:05
End: 1968-11-11T12:30
Location: Florida

November 11, 1968 · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

4 tornado, 3 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: 3
Property damage: $550,000
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 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gadsden

When: November 11, 10:05 AM CST
Where: Gadsden County
Coordinates: 30.500, -84.400

Tornado, Pinellas

When: November 11, 10:15 AM CST
Where: Pinellas County
Rating: F1
Path length: 57.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 27.870, -82.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Pinellas

When: November 11, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Pinellas County
Coordinates: 28.100, -82.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarasota

When: November 11, 11:10 AM CST
Where: Sarasota County
Coordinates: 27.280, -82.500

Tornado, Sarasota

When: November 11, 11:36 AM CST
Where: Sarasota County
Rating: F2
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 26.970, -82.370

Tornado, Lake

When: November 11, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 28.800, -81.730

Tornado, Collier

When: November 11, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Collier County
Rating: F2
Path length: 65.4 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 26.170, -81.830

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 Georgia, November 11, 1968$25,000 · F3 · 1 event

Every storm in Florida in 1968 Every state in 1968 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Florida, 1968

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: 10001507, 10001508, 10001509, 10001510, 10001511, 10001512, 10001513.