Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, February 5, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, February 5, 1992
Start: 1992-02-05T03:10
End: 1992-02-05T20:25
Location: Florida

February 5, 1992 · NWS TBW · 32 events in 14 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 6 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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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $253,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 32

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

15 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Pinellas

When: February 5, 3:10 AM EST
Where: Pinellas County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 27.770, -82.770

Tornado, Citrus

When: February 5, 4:16 AM EST
Where: Citrus County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 28.820, -82.500

Hail, Pinellas

When: February 5, 3:35 AM CST
Where: Pinellas County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 27.920, -82.750

Hail, Hillsborough

When: February 5, 3:55 AM CST
Where: Hillsborough County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 27.980, -82.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Manatee

When: February 5, 3:15 AM PST
Where: Manatee County
Coordinates: 27.530, -82.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Pinellas

When: February 5, 3:25 AM PST
Where: Pinellas County
Coordinates: 28.080, -82.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Levy

When: February 5, 3:30 AM PST
Where: Levy County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 29.130, -83.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When: February 5, 3:35 AM PST
Where: Pasco County
Coordinates: 28.020, -82.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When: February 5, 3:40 AM PST
Where: Hillsborough County
Coordinates: 27.980, -82.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When: February 5, 4:00 AM PST
Where: Pasco County
Coordinates: 28.370, -82.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: February 5, 4:29 AM PST
Where: Polk County
Coordinates: 28.030, -81.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarasota

When: February 5, 4:36 AM PST
Where: Sarasota County
Coordinates: 27.330, -82.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: February 5, 4:40 AM PST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 28.950, -82.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When: February 5, 4:58 AM PST
Where: Orange County
Coordinates: 28.550, -81.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Volusia

When: February 5, 5:35 AM PST
Where: Volusia County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 29.220, -81.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard

When: February 5, 5:55 AM PST
Where: Brevard County
Coordinates: 28.080, -80.600

Hail, Orange

When: February 5, 2:33 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.670, -81.500

Tornado, Pinellas

When: February 5, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Pinellas County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 27.920, -82.750

Tornado, Pinellas

When: February 5, 3:48 PM EST
Where: Pinellas County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 27.770, -82.670

Hail, Pinellas

When: February 5, 3:23 PM CST
Where: Pinellas County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 27.830, -82.720

Tornado, Sarasota

When: February 5, 4:25 PM EST
Where: Sarasota County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 27.280, -82.530

Hail, Flagler

When: February 5, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Flagler County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 29.430, -81.300

Hail, Seminole

When: February 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.750, -81.320

Hail, Seminole

When: February 5, 4:19 PM CST
Where: Seminole County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 28.700, -81.350

Hail, Sarasota

When: February 5, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Sarasota County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 27.170, -82.280

Hail, Hillsborough

When: February 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Hillsborough County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 27.980, -82.470

Hail, Orange

When: February 5, 5:53 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.580, -81.270

Hail, Orange

When: February 5, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Orange County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.550, -81.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Manatee

When: February 5, 4:35 PM PST
Where: Manatee County
Coordinates: 27.450, -82.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarasota

When: February 5, 4:50 PM PST
Where: Sarasota County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 27.170, -82.280

Tornado, Brevard

When: February 5, 8:25 PM EST
Where: Brevard County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 28.600, -80.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarasota

When: February 5, 5:33 PM PST
Where: Sarasota County
Coordinates: 27.330, -82.530

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Florida, 1992 Warnings in Florida, February 1992

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: 10000256, 10000263, 10161850, 10161851, 10000257, 10000258, 10000259, 10000260, 10000261, 10000262, 10000264, 10000265, 10000266, 10000267, 10000268, 10000269, 10161852, 10000270, 10000271, 10161853, 10000272, 10161854, 10161855, 10161856, 10161857, 10161858, 10161859, 10161860, 10000273, 10000274, 10000276, 10000275.