Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, September 21, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, September 21, 1993
Start: 1993-09-21T17:45
End: 1993-09-21T17:50
Location: Florida

September 21, 1993 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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

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

Hail, Duval

When: September 21, 5:45 PM EST
Where: Duval County to Jacksonville
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 30.335, -81.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golfball-size hail fell at the Ortega Forest.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: September 21, 5:50 PM EST
Where: Clay County, Orange Park
Measured: 9 kt (10 mph)
Coordinates: 29.983, -81.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm gusts to 68 mph occurred at Orange Park.

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, September 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: 10317768, 10317676.