Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, October 31, 1985

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, October 31, 1985
Start: 1985-10-31T08:35
End: 1985-10-31T13:58
Location: Florida

October 31, 1985 · NWS MT · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 3 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: 0
Property damage: $300,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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

7 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hendry

When: October 31, 8:35 AM CST
Where: Hendry County
Coordinates: 26.750, -81.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When: October 31, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Pasco County
Coordinates: 28.180, -82.600

Tornado, Hillsborough

When: October 31, 9:10 AM CST
Where: Hillsborough County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 27.980, -82.470

Tornado, Washington

When: October 31, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Washington County
Rating: F0
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.780, -85.520

Tornado, Jackson

When: October 31, 10:36 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F0
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.780, -85.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarasota

When: October 31, 10:55 AM CST
Where: Sarasota County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 27.400, -82.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Manatee

When: October 31, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Manatee County
Coordinates: 27.530, -82.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Volusia

When: October 31, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Volusia County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 29.280, -81.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: October 31, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Lee County
Coordinates: 26.680, -81.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard

When: October 31, 1:58 PM CST
Where: Brevard County
Coordinates: 28.320, -80.600

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

Damaging Wind in Alabama, October 31, 19851 event

Every storm in Florida in 1985 Every state in 1985 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Florida, 1985

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: 10001008, 10001009, 10001010, 10001011, 10001012, 10001013, 10001014, 10001015, 10001016, 10001017.