Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 27, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 27, 1984
Start: 1984-02-27T01:02
End: 1984-02-27T14:00
Location: Florida

February 27, 1984 · NWS S · 22 events in 18 counties and zones

18 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $753,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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

18 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When: February 27, 1:02 AM CST
Where: Escambia County
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 30.350, -87.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Bay

When: February 27, 1:30 AM CST
Where: Bay County
Coordinates: 30.170, -85.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Okaloosa

When: February 27, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Okaloosa County
Coordinates: 30.750, -86.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Leon

When: February 27, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Leon County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 30.450, -84.280

Tornado, Lafayette

When: February 27, 7:35 AM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Rating: F3
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.050, -83.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Gilchrist

When: February 27, 7:35 AM CST
Where: Gilchrist County
Coordinates: 29.700, -82.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: February 27, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Coordinates: 30.330, -82.750

Tornado, Nassau

When: February 27, 9:15 AM CST
Where: Nassau County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.770, -81.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Levy

When: February 27, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Levy County
Coordinates: 29.500, -82.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Citrus

When: February 27, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Citrus County
Coordinates: 28.850, -82.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford

When: February 27, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Bradford County
Coordinates: 29.950, -82.100

Tornado, Clay

When: February 27, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Clay County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.780, -82.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When: February 27, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Pasco County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 28.230, -82.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Pinellas

When: February 27, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Pinellas County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 28.150, -82.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: February 27, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Putnam County
Coordinates: 29.650, -81.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: February 27, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Putnam County
Coordinates: 29.650, -81.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: February 27, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Coordinates: 28.580, -81.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: February 27, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 28.620, -81.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: February 27, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Coordinates: 28.850, -81.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: February 27, 1:32 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 28.550, -81.330

Tornado, Seminole

When: February 27, 1:36 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 28.800, -81.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Seminole

When: February 27, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Coordinates: 28.800, -81.250

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 1984 Every state in 1984 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Florida, 1984

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: 9998745, 9998746, 9998747, 9998748, 9998749, 9998750, 9998751, 9998752, 9998753, 9998754, 9998755, 9998756, 9998757, 9998758, 9998759, 9998760, 9998761, 9998762, 9998763, 9998764, 9998765, 9998766.