Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 17, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 17, 1994
Start: 1994-07-17T14:10
End: 1994-07-17T16:07
Location: Florida

July 17, 1994 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $61,000
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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Hernando

When: July 17, 2:10 PM EST
Where: Hernando County, Weeki-Wachee to Tpa
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 28.556, -82.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Metal roof torn off a house under construction.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pinellas

When: July 17, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Pinellas County, St Petersburg
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 27.903, -82.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power and telephone lines were downed throughout an extensive area of St. Petersburg.

Thunderstorm Wind, Citrus

When: July 17, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Citrus County, Homosassa to Tpa
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 28.848, -82.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Barn roof torn off on Oak Lane St.

Hail, Hillsborough

When: July 17, 3:37 PM EST
Where: Hillsborough County, N Tampa
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 27.906, -82.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail reported in north Tampa.

Thunderstorm Wind, Collier

When: July 17, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Collier County, Se Naples to Fmy
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 26.099, -81.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf course building and an awning were damaged by thunderstorm winds southeast of Naples.

Hail, Manatee

When: July 17, 4:07 PM EST
Where: Manatee County, E Bradenton to Tpa
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 27.478, -82.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail reported near Interstate 75 and SR 64.

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

Every storm in Florida in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 10320236, 10319761, 10317661, 10319953, 10317698, 10320115.