Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 31, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 31, 1993
Start: 1993-03-31T01:15
End: 1993-03-31T20:20
Location: Florida

March 31, 1993 · 18 events in 13 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: $8,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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

11 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dixie

When: March 31, 1:15 AM EST to 1:25 AM EST
Where: Dixie County to Horseshoe Beach
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.581, -83.187 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail fell at Horseshoe Beach.

Thunderstorm Wind, Okaloosa

When: March 31, 5:30 AM EST
Where: Okaloosa County, Ft. Walton Beach
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.665, -86.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew out windows in 60 cars.

Thunderstorm Wind, Okaloosa and Walton

When: March 31, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Okaloosa and Walton County
Coordinates: 30.665, -86.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds from thunderstorms moving through the northeastern part of Okaloosa County and the northwestern part of Walton County blew over trees which caused several power outages, generally between Crestview and Paxton.

Hail, Franklin

When: March 31, 10:50 AM EST
Where: Franklin County, St. George Island
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 29.812, -84.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail fell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 31, 11:10 AM EST
Where: Franklin County, Apalachicola
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 29.812, -84.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees and blew a boat off a trailer.

Thunderstorm Wind, Duval

When: March 31, 2:37 PM EST
Where: Duval County, Jacksonville
Coordinates: 30.335, -81.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Duval

When: March 31, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Duval County, Neptune Beach
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 30.335, -81.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail fell near Neptune Beach.

Thunderstorm Wind, Duval

When: March 31, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Duval County, Jacksonville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.335, -81.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds shattered a glass door.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradford

When: March 31, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Bradford County, Starke
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 29.950, -82.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.

Hail, Volusia

When: March 31, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Volusia County, Daytona Beach
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.063, -81.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golfball-size hail fell at the Daytona Beach Airport.

Hail, St. Johns

When: March 31, 4:23 PM EST
Where: St. Johns County, St. Augustine
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.912, -81.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golfball-size hail fell 15 miles east of St. Augustine over the coastal waters.

Thunderstorm Wind, Indian River

When: March 31, 5:10 PM EST
Where: Indian River County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 27.696, -80.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines in western Indian River County. Dime-size hail fell in Sebastian.

Thunderstorm Wind, Citrus

When: March 31, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Citrus County, Crystal River
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 28.848, -82.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pasco

When: March 31, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Pasco County, New Port Richey
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 28.307, -82.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew shingles off roofs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hernando

When: March 31, 6:55 PM EST
Where: Hernando County, Pine Island
Coordinates: 28.556, -82.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Citrus

When: March 31, 7:07 PM EST
Where: Citrus County, Homosassa
Coordinates: 28.848, -82.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.

Hail, Pasco

When: March 31, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Pasco County, Hudson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.307, -82.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail fell.

Hail, Pinellas

When: March 31, 8:20 PM EST
Where: Pinellas County, Dunedin to
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 27.903, -82.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-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: 10317833, 10320179, 10319636, 10320013, 10320014, 10317760, 10317761, 10317762, 10318145, 10319350, 10319118, 10320058, 10317652, 10319717, 10320191, 10317653, 10319718, 10319749.