Florida, 1994

Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, August 7, 1994

August 7, 1994 · 3 events in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Broward

When
August 7, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Broward County
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and spawned a funnel cloud in Coral Springs. A SKYWARN observer reported 3/4" hail in Oakland Park. Wind gust of 58 mph were measured at Ft Lauderdale International Airport and lightning strikes damaged two planes and the runway.

Hail, Broward

When
August 7, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Broward County, Fll to Oakland Park
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and spawned a funnel cloud in Coral Springs. A SKYWARN observer reported 3/4" hail in Oakland Park. Wind gust of 58 mph were measured at Ft Lauderdale International Airport and lightning strikes damaged two planes and the runway.

Thunderstorm Wind, Broward

When
August 7, 6:15 PM EST
Where
Broward County, Fll to Ft Lauderdale
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines and spawned a funnel cloud in Coral Springs. A SKYWARN observer reported 3/4" hail in Oakland Park. Wind gust of 58 mph were measured at Ft Lauderdale International Airport and lightning strikes damaged two planes and the runway.

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.
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

Every storm in Florida in 1994Every state in 1994This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 10317990, 10317991, 10318023.