Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 8, 1989

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 8, 1989
Start: 1989-06-08T04:38
End: 1989-06-08T23:45
Location: Florida

June 8, 1989 · 29 events in 9 counties and zones

21 thunderstorm wind, 8 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: 3
Injuries: 6
Property damage: $3.0 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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

21 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When: June 8, 4:38 AM CST
Where: Escambia County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 30.420, -87.220

Tornado, Escambia

When: June 8, 5:06 AM CST
Where: Escambia County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.420, -87.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Santa Rosa

When: June 8, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Santa Rosa County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.350, -87.150

Tornado, Bay

When: June 8, 6:46 AM CST
Where: Bay County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 30.170, -85.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When: June 8, 8:40 AM CST
Where: Escambia County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 30.420, -87.220

Tornado, Escambia

When: June 8, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Escambia County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.330, -87.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Santa Rosa

When: June 8, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Santa Rosa County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.600, -87.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When: June 8, 9:20 AM CST
Where: Escambia County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.700, -87.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Santa Rosa

When: June 8, 9:48 AM CST
Where: Santa Rosa County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 30.400, -86.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When: June 8, 10:15 AM CST
Where: Escambia County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.700, -87.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Santa Rosa

When: June 8, 10:35 AM CST
Where: Santa Rosa County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.720, -87.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When: June 8, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Escambia County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.700, -87.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Walton

When: June 8, 11:55 AM CST
Where: Walton County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.630, -85.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Okaloosa

When: June 8, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Okaloosa County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.530, -86.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Okaloosa

When: June 8, 12:55 PM CST
Where: Okaloosa County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.750, -86.600

Tornado, Okaloosa

When: June 8, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Okaloosa County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 30.480, -86.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When: June 8, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Escambia County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.700, -87.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard

When: June 8, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Brevard County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 28.350, -80.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Okeechobee

When: June 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Okeechobee County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 27.250, -80.830

Tornado, Franklin

When: June 8, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 29.730, -84.880

Tornado, Franklin

When: June 8, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Deaths: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 29.720, -84.920

Tornado, Franklin

When: June 8, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 29.850, -84.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Santa Rosa

When: June 8, 4:39 PM CST
Where: Santa Rosa County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 30.600, -87.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When: June 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Escambia County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.700, -87.350

Tornado, Wakulla

When: June 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Wakulla County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 30.070, -84.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Santa Rosa

When: June 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Santa Rosa County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.900, -87.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When: June 8, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Escambia County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.700, -87.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Walton

When: June 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Walton County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 30.730, -86.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Okaloosa

When: June 8, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Okaloosa County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 30.750, -86.600

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

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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: 10000058, 10000059, 10000060, 10000061, 10000062, 10000063, 10000064, 10000065, 10000066, 10000067, 10000068, 10000069, 10000070, 10000071, 10000914, 10000915, 10001125, 10001126, 10001127, 10001128, 10001129, 10001130, 10001131, 10001132, 10001133, 10001134, 10001135, 10001136, 10001137.