Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 22, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 22, 1994
Start: 1994-08-22T00:00
End: 1994-08-22T16:30
Location: Florida

August 22, 1994 · 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.

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:10 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Volusia

When: August 22, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Volusia County, Edgewater
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.063, -81.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down and dime size hail fell in Edgewater.

Thunderstorm Wind, Broward

When: August 22, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Broward County, St. Lucie Inlet
Coordinates: 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph which blew down trees in Coral Springs. Nickel-size hail and wind gust of 70 mph were reported by a SKYWARN spotter in Miramar.

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 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, August 1994

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: 10319402, 10318024.