Florida, 1975

Tornadoes in Florida, December 31, 1975

December 31, 1975 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 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
1
Injuries
26
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Citrus

When
December 31, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Citrus County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
28.900, -82.570

Tornado, Marion

When
December 31, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Marion County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
29.200, -82.200

Tornado, Marion

When
December 31, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Marion County
Rating
F3
Path length
2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
26 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
29.080, -82.170

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Marion1975-12-31Direct

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.

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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: 10001744, 10001745, 10001746.