Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 14, 1986

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 14, 1986
Start: 1986-03-14T03:00
End: 1986-03-14T13:45
Location: Florida

March 14, 1986 · 20 events in 14 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 10 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: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $2.6 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 10 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: March 14, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 30.030, -83.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: March 14, 4:05 AM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 30.250, -82.600

Tornado, Alachua

When: March 14, 5:17 AM EST
Where: Alachua County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 29.650, -82.320

Tornado, Marion

When: March 14, 5:30 AM EST
Where: Marion County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.380, -82.220

Tornado, Lake

When: March 14, 6:30 AM EST
Where: Lake County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.170, -81.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford

When: March 14, 5:45 AM CST
Where: Bradford County
Coordinates: 29.880, -82.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: March 14, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Clay County
Coordinates: 29.950, -81.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford

When: March 14, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Bradford County
Coordinates: 29.930, -82.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: March 14, 6:12 AM CST
Where: Putnam County
Coordinates: 29.620, -81.900

Tornado, St. Johns

When: March 14, 7:15 AM EST
Where: St. Johns County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.970, -81.450

Tornado, Flagler

When: March 14, 7:22 AM EST
Where: Flagler County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 29.470, -81.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: March 14, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 29.420, -82.220

Tornado, Flagler

When: March 14, 7:40 AM EST
Where: Flagler County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 29.470, -81.150

Tornado, Volusia

When: March 14, 7:54 AM EST
Where: Volusia County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 29.300, -81.180

Tornado, Marion

When: March 14, 8:30 AM EST
Where: Marion County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 29.070, -82.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Volusia

When: March 14, 7:35 AM CST
Where: Volusia County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 29.180, -81.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When: March 14, 8:35 AM CST
Where: Hillsborough County
Coordinates: 27.850, -82.380

Tornado, Volusia

When: March 14, 9:45 AM EST
Where: Volusia County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 29.300, -81.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarasota

When: March 14, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Sarasota County
Coordinates: 27.150, -82.320

Tornado, Broward

When: March 14, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Broward County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 26.070, -80.230

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

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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: 10002107, 10002108, 10002109, 10002110, 10002115, 10002111, 10002112, 10002113, 10002114, 10002117, 10002118, 10002116, 10002120, 10002121, 10002122, 10002119, 10002123, 10002125, 10002124, 10002126.