Storms in Florida in 1973
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Florida in 1973, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Florida in 1973 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 115
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 94
- Damage
- $20 million
- Episodes
- 49
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 50 | 1 | 94 | $20 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1973
- Tornado in Florida, January 18, 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, January 21, 1973
- Tornadoes in Florida, January 22, 1973
- Tornadoes in Florida, January 28, 1973
February 1973
March 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 8, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 16, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 17, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 31, 1973
April 1973
- Hail in Florida, April 1, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, April 3, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, April 4, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 7, 1973
- Tornado in Florida, April 8, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, April 25, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 26, 1973
May 1973
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 9, 1973
- Tornadoes in Florida, May 25, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 26, 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 29, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 30, 1973
- Tornado in Florida, May 31, 1973
June 1973
- Tornado in Florida, June 2, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 11, 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, June 15, 1973
- Tornado in Florida, June 23, 1973
- Hail in Florida, June 25, 1973
July 1973
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 9, 1973
- Tornado in Florida, July 12, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 17, 1973
- Hail in Florida, July 20, 1973
- Hail in Florida, July 23, 1973
August 1973
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 1, 1973
- Hail in Florida, August 6, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 15, 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 19, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 21, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 22, 1973
September 1973
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 3, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 15, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 20, 1973
- Hail in Florida, September 21, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 22, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 24, 1973
October 1973
December 1973
More
Every year in FloridaEvery state in 1973Tornadoes in Florida in 197319721974
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.