Florida, 1994

Tornado and Hail in Florida, August 10, 1994

August 10, 1994 · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
$11,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

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

Tornado, Charlotte

When
August 10, 2:17 PM EST
Where
Charlotte County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
26.980, -82.330

A severe thunderstorm in Englewood Beach produced a brief tornado that tore down power lines. Straight line winds tore the roof off of a mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind, Charlotte

When
August 10, 2:30 PM EST
Where
Charlotte County, Englewood Beach
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
26.900, -81.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm in Englewood Beach produced a brief tornado that tore down power lines. Straight line winds tore the roof off of a mobile home.

Hail, Sarasota

When
August 10, 2:30 PM EST
Where
Sarasota County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
27.183, -82.365 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail reported on I-75 near the Charlotte County line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Manatee

When
August 10, 2:45 PM EST
Where
Manatee County
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
27.478, -82.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were downed near the Sarasota County line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Manatee

When
August 10, 3:27 PM EST
Where
Manatee County, Clearwater
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
27.478, -82.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were downed near the Sarasota County line.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarasota

When
August 10, 3:46 PM EST
Where
Sarasota County
Coordinates
27.183, -82.365 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was blown over.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarasota

When
August 10, 4:23 PM EST
Where
Sarasota County
Coordinates
27.183, -82.365 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain caused urban street flooding in several areas of Sarasota with water up to the windows of cars.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsborough

When
August 10, 4:42 PM EST
Where
Hillsborough County
Coordinates
27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down causing scattered power outages.

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.
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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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: 10317640, 10317641, 10319837, 10320117, 10320118, 10319838, 10319839, 10319956.