Florida, 1994Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, November 15, 1994
November 15, 1994 · 5 events in 3 counties and zones
4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 40
- Property damage
- $50 million
- 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.
Tornado, Brevard
- When
- November 15, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Vrb
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 40 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $50 million
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -80.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout-F2 tornado, on the outer fringes of tropical storm Gordon, struck the Barefoot Bay area of southern Brevard County around 6:53 PM. A 74-year-old male was killed by trauma to the head, and about 40 people were injured. Six people were hospitalized, two in serious condition. The waterspout made landfall just south of the entrance to Barefoot Bay on US Highway 1. The tornado moved northwest through the Snug Harbor/Barefoot Bay mobile home community. About 62 mobile homes were destroyed, 46 received major damage and 181 had minor damage. The tornado exited the community and continued on the ground or in the treetops for about a mile. Total path length was about 2.5 miles with a width between 25 and 50 yards. At the end of the track a funnel cloud was reported by a truck operator on Interstate 95 in southern Brevard County. Property damage is estimated near $10 million. (M74M)
Tornado, Palm Beach
- When
- November 15, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Palm Beach County, Lake Worth;5 Se Pbi
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 26.648, -80.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout, spawned by tropical storm Gordon, moved ashore near Manalapan and became an F1 tornado that tracked 2.5 miles north northwest into Lake Worth. The tornado tore up numerous trees and damaged roofs causing an estimated $120,000 damage to private property and $13,200 to public property.
Tornado, Palm Beach
- When
- November 15, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Palm Beach County, Pbi
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 26.648, -80.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout, spawned by tropical storm Gordon, became an F1 tornado as it moved north northwest onhore at Delray Beach. The tornado did damage along a 12-block stretch of highway A1A causing an estimated $150,000 to roofs and patios, and uprooted many trees. The tornado toppled a sign atop a restaurant which started a fire that destroyed the building causing $250,000 damage.
Tornado, Palm Beach
- When
- November 15, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Palm Beach County, Pbi
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 26.648, -80.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A waterspout, spawned by tropical storm Gordon, moved ashore near Jupiter, but caused no known casualties or damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hernando
- When
- November 15, 12:20 PM EST
- Where
- Hernando County, Lake Lindsey;47 Nne T
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 28.556, -82.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines and trees. A tree fell and damaged a car on US 41 just south of the Citrus County line.
- 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.
- 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.
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: 10317917, 10318382, 10318413, 10318414, 10320244.