Tornadoes in Florida, June 18, 1972

Name: Tornadoes in Florida, June 18, 1972
Start: 1972-06-18T00:15
End: 1972-06-18T17:46
Location: Florida

June 18, 1972 · 12 events in 8 counties and zones

12 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 60
Property damage: $1.2 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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

12 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Monroe

When: June 18, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Monroe County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 40 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 24.620, -81.680

Tornado, Monroe

When: June 18, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Monroe County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 24.570, -81.800

Tornado, Monroe

When: June 18, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Monroe County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 24.830, -80.880

Tornado, Okeechobee

When: June 18, 11:55 AM CST
Where: Okeechobee County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 27.430, -81.000

Tornado, Lee

When: June 18, 12:38 PM CST
Where: Lee County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 26.430, -82.120

Tornado, Lee

When: June 18, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Lee County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 26.620, -82.170

Tornado, Polk

When: June 18, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 28.130, -81.700

Tornado, Lee

When: June 18, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Lee County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 26.620, -81.630

Tornado, Pasco

When: June 18, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Pasco County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 28.200, -82.170

Tornado, Palm Beach

When: June 18, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Palm Beach County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 26.800, -80.100

Tornado, Highlands

When: June 18, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Highlands County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 27.220, -80.970

Tornado, Brevard

When: June 18, 5:46 PM CST
Where: Brevard County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 11 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 28.000, -80.570

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

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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: 9998261, 9998262, 9998263, 9998264, 9998265, 9998266, 9998267, 9998268, 9998269, 9998270, 9998271, 9998272.