Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 19, 1991

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 19, 1991
Start: 1991-01-19T22:00
End: 1991-01-19T22:55
Location: Florida

January 19, 1991 · NWS TBW · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

6 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.

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: 5
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

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

Tornado, Hillsborough

When: January 19, 10:00 PM EST
Where: Hillsborough County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 27.980, -82.470

Tornado, Pinellas

When: January 19, 10:08 PM EST
Where: Pinellas County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 27.750, -82.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When: January 19, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Pasco County
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 28.250, -82.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Pinellas

When: January 19, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Pinellas County
Coordinates: 27.980, -82.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When: January 19, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Hillsborough County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 27.980, -82.470

Tornado, Polk

When: January 19, 10:50 PM EST
Where: Polk County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 28.030, -81.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When: January 19, 10:35 PM CST
Where: Sumter County
Coordinates: 28.700, -82.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarasota

When: January 19, 10:46 PM CST
Where: Sarasota County
Coordinates: 27.330, -82.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: January 19, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Coordinates: 28.180, -81.820

What these are

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

Every storm in Florida in 1991 Every state in 1991 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Florida, 1991 Warnings in Florida, January 1991

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: 9985773, 9985774, 9999579, 9999580, 9985772, 10000146, 10000144, 10000145, 10000147.