Florida, 1994

Tornado in Florida, October 28, 1994

October 28, 1994 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Melbourne radar (KMLB), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:52 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Brevard

When
October 28, 8:50 AM EST
Where
Brevard County, Palm Bay
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
27.970, -80.580

An intense rain shower produced a small F0 tornado in Palm Bay as it moved inland from the Atlantic. The tornado remained on the ground only a few blocks. It destroyed a wooden carport, uprooted a few trees and damaged awnings, fences and outdoor furniture.

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.

More

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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: 10317916.