Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 25, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 25, 1993
Start: 1993-03-25T15:35
End: 1993-03-25T17:40
Location: Florida

March 25, 1993 · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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

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

Hail, Jackson

When: March 25, 3:35 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Bascom
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.795, -85.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail fell from Bascom north to the Georgia state line.

Hail, Jackson

When: March 25, 3:55 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Ne Portion
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.795, -85.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail fell along Highway 2 near the Chattacoochee River and accumulated 2 inches deep.

Hail, Hillsborough

When: March 25, 5:24 PM EST
Where: Hillsborough County, Plant City
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail fell briefly in Plant City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: March 25, 5:32 PM EST
Where: Polk County, Polk City
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Downburst winds destroyed a barn and damaged a house roof.

Hail, Hillsborough

When: March 25, 5:38 PM EST
Where: Hillsborough County, Plant City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Marble-size hail fell.

Hail, Polk

When: March 25, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Polk County, W Lakeland
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail fell.

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, March 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: 10320067, 10320097, 10319911, 10319888, 10319912, 10319889.