Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough
- When
- March 3, 9:50 PM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, Lutz
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong downburst winds destroyed a house.
Tornado and Hail in Florida, March 3, 1993
8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $611,000
- 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, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Pasco
- When
- March 3, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pasco County, Wesley Chapel
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 60 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 28.307, -82.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado formed and moved through Wesley Chapel from southwest to northeast. The roof of one house was damaged along with a swimming pool before the tornado lifted.
Thunderstorm Wind, Manatee
- When
- March 3, 10:08 PM EST
- Where
- Manatee County, Bradenton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 27.478, -82.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 58 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco
- When
- March 3, 10:35 PM EST
- Where
- Pasco County, Zephyrhills
- Coordinates
- 28.307, -82.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough
- When
- March 3, 10:45 PM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County, Brandon
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong downburst winds damaged the roof of a house and knocked down fences.
Hail, Polk
- When
- March 3, 11:10 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Lakeland
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Golfball-size hail fell briefly south of Lakeland.
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- March 3, 11:13 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, N Lakeland
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong thunderstorm winds flipped a moving golf cart and ejected its driver injuring him. Trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- March 3, 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, S Lakeland
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong thunderstorm winds blew down a 40-foot palm tree which hit a house and two cars.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough
- When
- March 3, 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough County to Sundance
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A thunderstorm gust to 65 mph was reported by a TV station storm spotter.
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- March 3, 11:35 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Bartow
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and fences.
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.
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: 10319904, 10319712, 10320045, 10319713, 10319905, 10319846, 10319847, 10319848, 10319906, 10319849.