Florida, 1994

Tornado and Hail in Florida, July 14, 1994

July 14, 1994 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$55,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Hernando

When
July 14, 2:43 PM EST
Where
Hernando County, Spring Hill to Tpa
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
28.556, -82.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large sign and several trees damaged.

Tornado, Citrus

When
July 14, 3:26 PM EST
Where
Citrus County, Chassahowitzka to Tpa
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
28.700, -82.570

A tornado did major damage to one mobile home and minor damage to two others at the Waldenwood Mobile Home Park near Chassahowitzka.

Hail, Orange

When
July 14, 4:19 PM EST
Where
Orange County, Apopka to Dab
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
28.514, -81.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail fell in Apopka.

Hail, Lee

When
July 14, 4:22 PM EST
Where
Lee County, Cape Coral to Fmy
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
26.625, -81.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail reported in Cape Coral.

Hail, Levy

When
July 14, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Levy County, Bronson to Gnv
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
29.282, -82.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail reported in Bronson.

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.
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.

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 historyThe tornado archive for Florida, 1994Warnings in Florida, July 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: 10320235, 10317660, 10319653, 10318177, 10320004.