Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 6, 1975

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 6, 1975
Start: 1975-02-06T11:25
End: 1975-02-06T20:00
Location: Florida

February 6, 1975 · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

8 tornado, 1 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: 10
Property damage: $3.4 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

8 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Lafayette

When: February 6, 11:25 AM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Rating: F2
Path length: 10.3 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 30.000, -83.200

Tornado, Suwannee

When: February 6, 11:40 AM CST
Where: Suwannee County
Rating: F2
Path length: 12.6 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.030, -83.030

Tornado, Bradford

When: February 6, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Bradford County
Rating: F1
Path length: 12.2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.000, -82.270

Tornado, Clay

When: February 6, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Rating: F1
Path length: 8.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.100, -82.100

Tornado, Citrus

When: February 6, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Citrus County
Rating: F1
Path length: 20.2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 28.830, -82.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Citrus

When: February 6, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Citrus County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 28.780, -82.620

Tornado, Lake

When: February 6, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Rating: F1
Path length: 14.4 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 28.830, -82.230

Tornado, Sumter

When: February 6, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Sumter County
Rating: F1
Path length: 20.3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 28.870, -82.000

Tornado, Collier

When: February 6, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Collier County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 26.000, -81.730

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 1975 Every state in 1975 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Florida, 1975

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: 9999452, 9999453, 9999454, 9999455, 9999456, 9999457, 9999458, 9999459, 9999460.