Florida, 1994

Tornadoes in Florida, November 16, 1994

November 16, 1994 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:00 UTC.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Palm Beach

When
November 16, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Palm Beach County, Pbi
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
26.480, -80.050

A waterspout, spawned by tropical storm Gordon, moved ashore near Gulf Stream but quickly dissipated after causing only minor damage.

Tornado, Volusia

When
November 16, 3:45 AM EST
Where
Volusia County, Osteen;13 Ssw Dab
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
25 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
29.063, -81.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small F0 tornado, on the outer fringes of tropical storm Gordon touched down on the north side of the St. Johns River in southern Volusia County. A Volusia County resident reported numerous trees down and minor damage to houses in the Iron Bend area. Residents south of the river in Seminole County reported hearing a roaring sound as the funnel cloud passed overhead before touching down briefly in the Iron Bend area.

What these are

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.

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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: 10318415, 10319403.