Tornado and Hail in Florida, September 5, 1993

Name: Tornado and Hail in Florida, September 5, 1993
Start: 1993-09-05T14:50
End: 1993-09-05T18:00
Location: Florida

September 5, 1993 · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $60,000
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

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Hernando

When: September 5, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Hernando County, Spring Hill
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 28.550, -82.450

A small tornado touched down in Spring Hill downing numerous trees and peeling shingles off roofs. Two cars were damaged by falling trees.

Hail, Pasco

When: September 5, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Pasco County, Moon Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 28.307, -82.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Marble-size hail fell in Moon Lake.

Hail, Hillsborough

When: September 5, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Hillsborough County, Carrollwood
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail fell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When: September 5, 5:09 PM EST
Where: Hillsborough County, Tampa
Coordinates: 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When: September 5, 5:10 PM EST
Where: Hillsborough County, Tampa
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds peeled roofs off two homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When: September 5, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Hillsborough County, N Tampa
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds caused roof damage in North Tampa.

What these are

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.
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 The tornado archive for Florida, 1993 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: 10320193, 10319722, 10319916, 10319917, 10319918, 10319929.