Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 8, 1993

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 8, 1993
Start: 1993-01-08T11:20
End: 1993-01-08T20:15
Location: Florida

January 8, 1993 · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $76,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: January 8, 11:20 AM EST
Where: Union County, Lake Butler
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.044, -82.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house and downed trees and power lines.

Tornado, Union

When: January 8, 11:30 AM EST
Where: Union County, Gainesville
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3
Coordinates: 30.050, -82.320

A small tornado touched down at the North Florida Prison Reception Center damaging the building before dissipating.

Thunderstorm Wind, Levy

When: January 8, 12:10 PM EST
Where: Levy County, Inglis
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 29.282, -82.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Citrus

When: January 8, 12:45 PM EST
Where: Citrus County, Dunnellon
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 28.848, -82.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines south of Dunnellon.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: January 8, 1:25 PM EST
Where: Marion County, W Portion
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 29.210, -82.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in western Marion County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: January 8, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Citra
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 29.210, -82.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Tornado, Hillsborough

When: January 8, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Hillsborough County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small tornado touched down briefly blowing a 25-foot section of metal roof off a storage building.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: January 8, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Putnam County, Interlachen
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 29.609, -81.744 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Charlotte

When: January 8, 8:00 PM EST
Where: Charlotte County, Port Charlotte
Coordinates: 26.900, -81.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew over several trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: January 8, 8:15 PM EST
Where: Lee County, Fort Myers
Coordinates: 26.625, -81.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees in North Fort Myers.

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Florida, 1993 Warnings in Florida, January 1993

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: 10319336, 10319337, 10319982, 10317649, 10320168, 10320169, 10319606, 10319814, 10318112, 10320165.