Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 3, 1991

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 3, 1991
Start: 1991-03-03T00:00
End: 1991-03-03T15:19
Location: Florida

March 3, 1991 · NWS TBW · 33 events in 22 counties and zones

23 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 2 hail, 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $2.8 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 33

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

23 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 3, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 29.730, -84.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 3, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Franklin County
Coordinates: 29.850, -84.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Taylor

When: March 3, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Taylor County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 30.150, -83.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Lafayette

When: March 3, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Lafayette County
Coordinates: 30.050, -83.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Nassau

When: March 3, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Nassau County
Coordinates: 30.670, -81.450

Tornado, Citrus

When: March 3, 8:20 AM EST
Where: Citrus County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.4 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 28.830, -82.330

Tornado, Citrus

When: March 3, 8:58 AM EST
Where: Citrus County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 28.750, -82.280

Tornado, Lake

When: March 3, 9:10 AM EST
Where: Lake County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 28.780, -81.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia

When: March 3, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Columbia County
Coordinates: 30.180, -82.630

Tornado, Putnam

When: March 3, 9:23 AM EST
Where: Putnam County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 29.380, -81.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Citrus

When: March 3, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Citrus County
Coordinates: 28.780, -82.620

Tornado, Flagler

When: March 3, 9:30 AM EST
Where: Flagler County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 29.470, -81.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When: March 3, 8:34 AM CST
Where: Pasco County
Coordinates: 28.250, -82.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When: March 3, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Pasco County
Coordinates: 28.370, -82.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When: March 3, 9:03 AM CST
Where: Hillsborough County
Coordinates: 27.980, -82.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: March 3, 9:25 AM CST
Where: Lee County
Coordinates: 26.630, -81.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When: March 3, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Pasco County
Coordinates: 28.370, -82.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When: March 3, 9:35 AM CST
Where: Hillsborough County
Coordinates: 27.720, -82.430

Tornado, Hillsborough

When: March 3, 10:36 AM EST
Where: Hillsborough County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 28.030, -82.220

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Johns

When: March 3, 9:45 AM CST
Where: St. Johns County
Coordinates: 29.780, -81.430

Tornado, Orange

When: March 3, 10:45 AM EST
Where: Orange County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 28.550, -81.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardee

When: March 3, 9:50 AM CST
Where: Hardee County
Coordinates: 27.550, -81.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: March 3, 9:50 AM CST
Where: Polk County
Coordinates: 28.180, -81.820

Hail, Polk

When: March 3, 10:09 AM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.020, -81.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: March 3, 10:09 AM CST
Where: Polk County
Coordinates: 28.030, -81.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Charlotte

When: March 3, 10:20 AM CST
Where: Charlotte County
Coordinates: 27.000, -81.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: March 3, 10:25 AM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 28.600, -81.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola

When: March 3, 10:27 AM CST
Where: Osceola County
Coordinates: 28.230, -81.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: March 3, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 28.430, -81.370

Hail, Volusia

When: March 3, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Volusia County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 29.350, -81.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard

When: March 3, 11:44 AM CST
Where: Brevard County
Coordinates: 28.080, -80.600

Tornado, Martin

When: March 3, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Martin County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 27.170, -80.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Palm Beach

When: March 3, 3:19 PM CST
Where: Palm Beach County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 26.680, -80.050

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

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 1991 Every state in 1991 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Florida, 1991 Warnings in Florida, March 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: 10000163, 10000164, 10000165, 10000166, 10000167, 10000169, 10000172, 10000175, 10000168, 10000176, 10000170, 10000178, 10000171, 10000173, 10000174, 10000177, 10000179, 10000180, 10000190, 10000181, 10000191, 10000182, 10000183, 10000184, 10000185, 10000186, 10000187, 10000188, 10000189, 10000192, 10000193, 10000194, 10000195.