Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 2, 1983

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 2, 1983
Start: 1983-02-02T03:30
End: 1983-02-02T14:40
Location: Florida

February 2, 1983 · 30 events in 21 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 14 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: 1
Injuries: 25
Property damage: $4.3 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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

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

Tornado, Hernando

When: February 2, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Hernando County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 28.570, -82.650

Tornado, Citrus

When: February 2, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Citrus County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 28.750, -82.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Citrus

When: February 2, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Citrus County
Coordinates: 28.830, -82.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: February 2, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 29.070, -82.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua

When: February 2, 4:26 AM CST
Where: Alachua County
Coordinates: 29.580, -82.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua

When: February 2, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Alachua County
Coordinates: 29.650, -82.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua

When: February 2, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Alachua County
Coordinates: 29.780, -82.170

Tornado, Alachua

When: February 2, 4:40 AM CST
Where: Alachua County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.520, -82.270

Tornado, Pinellas

When: February 2, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Pinellas County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.6 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 27.770, -82.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: February 2, 5:05 AM CST
Where: Clay County
Coordinates: 30.170, -81.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Duval

When: February 2, 5:13 AM CST
Where: Duval County
Measured: 98 kt (113 mph)
Coordinates: 30.220, -81.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Duval

When: February 2, 5:13 AM CST
Where: Duval County
Measured: 98 kt (113 mph)
Coordinates: 30.500, -81.680

Tornado, Volusia

When: February 2, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Volusia County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.180, -81.430

Tornado, Hillsborough

When: February 2, 5:50 AM CST
Where: Hillsborough County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 27.980, -82.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When: February 2, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Pasco County
Coordinates: 28.300, -82.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: February 2, 7:05 AM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 28.750, -81.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole

When: February 2, 7:05 AM CST
Where: Seminole County
Coordinates: 28.630, -81.370

Tornado, De Soto

When: February 2, 7:20 AM CST
Where: De Soto County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 27.220, -81.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: February 2, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Lake County
Coordinates: 28.980, -81.530

Tornado, Volusia

When: February 2, 7:40 AM CST
Where: Volusia County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.020, -80.930

Tornado, Orange

When: February 2, 7:45 AM CST
Where: Orange County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 28.550, -81.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: February 2, 7:45 AM CST
Where: Holmes County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 30.730, -85.930

Tornado, Orange

When: February 2, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Orange County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 28.600, -81.330

Tornado, Orange

When: February 2, 8:05 AM CST
Where: Orange County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 9 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 28.550, -81.370

Tornado, Highlands

When: February 2, 8:20 AM CST
Where: Highlands County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 27.450, -81.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola

When: February 2, 8:35 AM CST
Where: Osceola County
Coordinates: 28.180, -81.280

Tornado, Brevard

When: February 2, 9:48 AM CST
Where: Brevard County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.4 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 28.250, -80.720

Tornado, Martin

When: February 2, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Martin County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 27.250, -80.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Broward

When: February 2, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Broward County
Coordinates: 26.270, -80.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Miami-Dade

When: February 2, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Miami-Dade County
Coordinates: 25.800, -80.120

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.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Highlands	1983-02-02				Direct

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 1983 Every state in 1983 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Florida, 1983

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: 10000849, 10000850, 10000851, 10000852, 10000853, 10000854, 10000855, 10000856, 10000857, 10000858, 10000859, 10000860, 10000861, 10000862, 10000863, 10000864, 10000865, 10000866, 10000867, 10000868, 10000869, 10000870, 10000871, 10000872, 10000873, 10000874, 10000875, 10000876, 10000877, 10000878.