Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 15, 1975

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 15, 1975
Start: 1975-05-15T04:30
End: 1975-05-15T14:00
Location: Florida

May 15, 1975 · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

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

Tornado, Okaloosa

When: May 15, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Okaloosa County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.750, -86.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Liberty

When: May 15, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Liberty County
Coordinates: 30.380, -84.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Gadsden

When: May 15, 7:10 AM CST
Where: Gadsden County
Coordinates: 30.580, -84.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Leon

When: May 15, 7:44 AM CST
Where: Leon County
Coordinates: 30.400, -84.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: May 15, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 28.670, -81.500

Tornado, Volusia

When: May 15, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Volusia County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 28.880, -81.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Volusia

When: May 15, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Volusia County
Coordinates: 29.200, -81.300

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.

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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: 10000567, 10000568, 10000569, 10000570, 10000571, 10000572, 10000573.