Florida, 1994

Tornado and Hail in Florida, June 15, 1994

June 15, 1994 · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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  • 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
1
Property damage
$515,000
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

4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Duval

When
June 15, 12:45 PM EST
Where
Duval County, Jacksonville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.335, -81.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail reported at Interstate 295 and Commonwealth Ave.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When
June 15, 3:45 PM EST
Where
Hamilton County, Westlake
Coordinates
30.496, -82.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down in Westlake.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alachua

When
June 15, 3:50 PM EST
Where
Alachua County, Gainesville; Hawthorn
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
29.675, -82.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were downed around Gainesville and near Hawthorne. One tree fell onto a car in northwest Gainesville, breaking the windshield, and putting glass into the eye of a 7-month-old female.

Hail, Lee

When
June 15, 5:05 PM EST
Where
Lee County, Cape Coral
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
26.625, -81.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public reported dime-size hail in Cape Coral.

Tornado, Citrus

When
June 15, 5:30 PM EST
Where
Citrus County, Lecanto
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
28.848, -82.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Shingles were removed and a tin carport of a mobile homes were destroyed. The porch of an unknown structure was destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
June 15, 5:50 PM EST
Where
Marion County, Citra
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
29.210, -82.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees downed and a shed damaged by thunderstorm winds near Citra.

Hail, Sarasota

When
June 15, 6:20 PM EST
Where
Sarasota County, Englewood
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
27.183, -82.365 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Public reported golf ball-size hail in the Englewood area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarasota

When
June 15, 7:15 PM EST
Where
Sarasota County, Osprey
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
27.183, -82.365 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds did $100,000 damage mostly to the roof of a restaurant and to covers on adjacent marina.

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10317773, 10320140, 10318088, 10319612, 10317658, 10320177, 10319831, 10319832.