Florida, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Florida, April 23, 1991

April 23, 1991 · NWS JAX · 13 events in 10 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 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
4
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
April 23, 6:55 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
30.000, -81.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
April 23, 7:12 AM CST
Where
Putnam County
Coordinates
29.730, -81.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
April 23, 7:12 AM CST
Where
Putnam County
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
29.650, -81.600

Hail, Union

When
April 23, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
30.020, -82.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford

When
April 23, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Bradford County
Coordinates
29.900, -82.100

Tornado, St. Johns

When
April 23, 10:10 AM EST
Where
St. Johns County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
29.830, -81.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
April 23, 9:28 AM CST
Where
Putnam County
Coordinates
29.670, -81.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Citrus

When
April 23, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Citrus County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
28.850, -82.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
April 23, 11:25 AM CST
Where
Sumter County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
28.850, -82.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola

When
April 23, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Osceola County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
28.330, -81.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola

When
April 23, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Osceola County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
28.300, -81.230

Hail, Brevard

When
April 23, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Brevard County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
28.030, -80.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When
April 23, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Pasco County
Coordinates
28.370, -82.700

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 10001054, 10001055, 10001264, 10001265, 10001266, 10001268, 10001267, 10001269, 10001270, 10001271, 10001272, 10001273, 10001274.