Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, October 30, 1993

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, October 30, 1993
Start: 1993-10-30T01:00
End: 1993-10-30T15:42
Location: Florida

October 30, 1993 · 26 events in 15 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 10 tornado, 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: 4
Property damage: $12 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 10 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Santa Rosa

When: October 30, 1:00 AM EST
Where: Santa Rosa County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.693, -87.018 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds blew down large trees and limbs and downed powrer lines between Milton and Pace.

Thunderstorm Wind, Walton

When: October 30, 1:20 AM EST
Where: Walton County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 30.619, -86.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Downburst winds severly damaged a school in Freeport, and severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in much of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Holmes

When: October 30, 2:30 AM EST
Where: Holmes County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 30.868, -85.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and damaged one house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: October 30, 2:32 AM EST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 2 kt (2 mph)
Coordinates: 30.795, -85.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds were estimated at 60 mph by sheriff's department deputies.

Tornado, Levy

When: October 30, 2:51 AM EST
Where: Levy County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 29.130, -82.550

A small tornado overturned several trailers injuring one person who suffered a broken nose, and blew down trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bay

When: October 30, 3:45 AM EST
Where: Bay County
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees, large limbs, and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: October 30, 3:45 AM EST
Where: Marion County
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 29.210, -82.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed one home, substantially damaged several others, and killing two horses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: October 30, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Marion County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 29.210, -82.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstoirm winds damaged a house slightly injuring two children.

Thunderstorm Wind, Levy

When: October 30, 4:07 AM EST
Where: Levy County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 29.282, -82.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds damaged three homes, downed trees and power lines in Inglis and Yankeetown.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leon

When: October 30, 5:20 AM EST
Where: Leon County
Coordinates: 30.458, -84.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds blew down many trees in eastern Tallahassee.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: October 30, 7:30 AM EST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 30.444, -83.470 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds blew down several mature pine trees.

Tornado, Levy

When: October 30, 9:20 AM EST
Where: Levy County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 29.500, -82.880

A small tornado touched down briefly doing minor damage to homes.

Tornado, Alachua

When: October 30, 9:39 AM EST
Where: Alachua County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 29.530, -82.530

Sheriff's office personnel reported a tornado. No damage was noted.

Tornado, Alachua

When: October 30, 9:50 AM EST
Where: Alachua County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 29.650, -82.620

Sheriff's office personnel briefly sighted a tornado near Newberry.

Tornado, Levy

When: October 30, 9:55 AM EST
Where: Levy County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 29.450, -82.650

A tornado touched down in a development leveling 10-15 homes north of Bronson.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua

When: October 30, 10:15 AM EST
Where: Alachua County
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 29.675, -82.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriff's deputies reported several mobile homes destroyed by downburst winds along SR 26.

Tornado, Levy

When: October 30, 10:16 AM EST
Where: Levy County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 29.100, -82.630

A small tornado damaged trees.

Tornado, Lee

When: October 30, 10:30 AM EST
Where: Lee County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.2 mi
Path width: 70 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 26.330, -81.770

A tornado hit the Imperial Lakes Mobile Home Park. 54 mobile homes were damaged including 37 which suffered substantial damage. One person was injured by flying glass.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: October 30, 10:45 AM EST
Where: Putnam County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 29.609, -81.744 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds damaged 15 homes along SR 315.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: October 30, 10:55 AM EST
Where: Marion County
Coordinates: 29.210, -82.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds downed several trees.

Tornado, Lee

When: October 30, 11:05 AM EST
Where: Lee County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 26.625, -81.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A second tornado hit the Imperial Lakes Mobile Home Park damaging 50-60 mobile homes. Six had substantial damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Levy

When: October 30, 11:07 AM EST
Where: Levy County
Coordinates: 29.282, -82.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted trees.

Tornado, Citrus

When: October 30, 11:08 AM EST
Where: Citrus County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 28.848, -82.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small tornado hit a shopping mall uprooting trees and blowing in the door of a Sears store.

Tornado, Citrus

When: October 30, 11:19 AM EST
Where: Citrus County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 28.780, -82.620

A small tornado skipped through a mall parking lot uprooting trees and downing power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Johns

When: October 30, 11:50 AM EST
Where: St. Johns County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 29.912, -81.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted trees and destroyed porches.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When: October 30, 3:42 PM EST
Where: Hillsborough County
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a carport, substantially damaged one house roof and did minor damage to another.

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, October 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: 10319861, 10319502, 10320022, 10320098, 10319996, 10318136, 10320172, 10320173, 10319997, 10319944, 10320031, 10319998, 10318065, 10318066, 10319999, 10318067, 10320000, 10319608, 10319815, 10320174, 10319609, 10320001, 10317695, 10317657, 10319120, 10319932.