Florida, 1993

Tornado and Hail in Florida, August 18, 1993

August 18, 1993 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$6,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Duval

When
August 18, 3:28 PM EST
Where
Duval County, Jacksonville
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
30.180, -81.670

A small tornado knocked down trees on the north side of the city of Jacksonville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
August 18, 4:30 PM EST
Where
Clay County, Orange Park
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
29.983, -81.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and damaged a few homes and cars. Damage was mostly minor.

Hail, Taylor

When
August 18, 11:43 PM EST
Where
Taylor County, Steinhatchee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.020, -83.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Marble-size hail fell.

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.
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

More

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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: 10317765, 10317675, 10319289.