Florida, 1995

Tornado in Florida, April 30, 1995

April 30, 1995 · 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
3
Property damage
$10,000
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 Miami radar (KAMX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:57 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Broward

When
April 30, 4:57 PM EST
Where
Broward County, Pompano Beach to Fll
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A waterspout moved ashore in Pompano Beach in the midst of a seafood festival. Two large tents were mangled. Three persons suffered minor injuries from flying debris.

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.

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: 10317928.