Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- December 28, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 30.780, -85.530
Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, December 28, 1983
6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 hail, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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
6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia
- When
- December 28, 4:45 AM CST
- Where
- Escambia County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.350, -87.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Santa Rosa
- When
- December 28, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Santa Rosa County
- Coordinates
- 30.680, -87.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- December 28, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Coordinates
- 30.820, -85.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Gulf
- When
- December 28, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Gulf County
- Coordinates
- 29.920, -85.250
Tornado, Wakulla
- When
- December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wakulla County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 30.070, -84.480
Tornado, Suwannee
- When
- December 28, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Suwannee County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 30.300, -82.980
Tornado, Suwannee
- When
- December 28, 9:50 AM CST
- Where
- Suwannee County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 30.380, -83.150
Hail, Dixie
- When
- December 28, 9:50 AM CST
- Where
- Dixie County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.630, -83.120
Tornado, Hamilton
- When
- December 28, 9:54 AM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 30.420, -83.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Duval
- When
- December 28, 10:58 AM CST
- Where
- Duval County
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.500, -81.680
Hail, Suwannee
- When
- December 28, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Suwannee County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.300, -83.000
Hail, Dixie
- When
- December 28, 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Dixie County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 29.630, -83.120
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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: 10002088, 10002089, 10002090, 10002091, 10002092, 10002093, 10002094, 10002095, 10002096, 10002097, 10002098, 10002099, 10002100.