Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 14, 1982

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 14, 1982
Start: 1982-01-14T01:30
End: 1982-01-14T11:30
Location: Florida

January 14, 1982 · NWS RY · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

14 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $275,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Levy

When: January 14, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Levy County
Coordinates: 29.500, -82.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Citrus

When: January 14, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Citrus County
Coordinates: 28.780, -82.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Hernando

When: January 14, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Hernando County
Coordinates: 28.550, -82.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When: January 14, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Pasco County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 28.370, -82.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Pinellas

When: January 14, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Pinellas County
Coordinates: 27.820, -82.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When: January 14, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Hillsborough County
Coordinates: 27.980, -82.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Manatee

When: January 14, 6:15 AM CST
Where: Manatee County
Coordinates: 27.480, -82.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: January 14, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Polk County
Coordinates: 27.880, -81.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarasota

When: January 14, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Sarasota County
Coordinates: 27.330, -82.530

Thunderstorm Wind, De Soto

When: January 14, 7:00 AM CST
Where: De Soto County
Coordinates: 27.220, -81.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardee

When: January 14, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Hardee County
Coordinates: 27.550, -81.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard

When: January 14, 7:36 AM CST
Where: Brevard County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 28.520, -80.800

Tornado, Lee

When: January 14, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Lee County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 26.520, -81.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Okeechobee

When: January 14, 8:49 AM CST
Where: Okeechobee County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 27.250, -80.830

Tornado, Hendry

When: January 14, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Hendry County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 27 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 26.630, -81.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami-Dade

When: January 14, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Miami-Dade County
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 25.800, -80.280

What these are

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.
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.

Every storm in Florida in 1982 Every state in 1982 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Florida, 1982

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: 10001938, 10001939, 10001940, 10001941, 10001942, 10001943, 10001944, 10001945, 10001946, 10001947, 10001948, 10001949, 10001950, 10001951, 10001952, 10001953.