Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, November 9, 1968

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, November 9, 1968
Start: 1968-11-09T11:55
End: 1968-11-09T18:00
Location: Florida

November 9, 1968 · 15 events in 11 counties and zones

13 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: 2
Injuries: 29
Property damage: $6.6 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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

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

Tornado, Sarasota

When: November 9, 11:55 AM CST
Where: Sarasota County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4.1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 27.100, -82.450

Tornado, Sarasota

When: November 9, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Sarasota County
Rating: F1
Path length: 8.7 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 27.480, -82.700

Tornado, Hillsborough

When: November 9, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Hillsborough County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3.6 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 27.600, -82.650

Tornado, Hillsborough

When: November 9, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Hillsborough County
Rating: F1
Path length: 24.4 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 27.950, -82.450

Tornado, Polk

When: November 9, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Rating: F1
Path length: 44.9 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 28.050, -82.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When: November 9, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Hillsborough County
Coordinates: 27.880, -82.400

Tornado, Pasco

When: November 9, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Pasco County
Rating: F2
Path length: 12.9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 28.370, -82.370

Tornado, Sumter

When: November 9, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Sumter County
Rating: F2
Path length: 16.7 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 28.480, -82.200

Tornado, Pinellas

When: November 9, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Pinellas County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 27.750, -82.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: November 9, 2:19 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 28.500, -81.400

Tornado, Brevard

When: November 9, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Brevard County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 28.100, -80.600

Tornado, Collier

When: November 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Collier County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 26.200, -81.800

Tornado, Collier

When: November 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Collier County
Rating: F2
Path length: 38.4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 17 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 26.170, -81.800

Tornado, Hendry

When: November 9, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Hendry County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 26.450, -81.270

Tornado, Palm Beach

When: November 9, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Palm Beach County
Rating: F1
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 26.530, -80.200

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.
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.

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: 10001492, 10001493, 10001494, 10001495, 10001496, 10001497, 10001498, 10001499, 10001500, 10001501, 10001502, 10001503, 10001504, 10001505, 10001506.