Florida, 1995

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, August 2, 1995

August 2, 1995 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

6 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$267,000
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.

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 16 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:52 UTC.

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Event by event

6 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Nassau

When
August 2, 12:36 AM EST to 12:50 AM EST
Where
Nassau County, Amelia Island
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
25 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
30.611, -81.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado was embedded in feeder bands from Hurricane Erin. Trees were downed along the track and scattered across A1A.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
August 2, 1:40 AM EST
Where
Polk County, Lake Wales
Measured
40 kt (46 mph)
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds gusts of 40 to 50 mph blew down a few large trees.

Tornado, Osceola

When
August 2, 4:04 AM EST
Where
Osceola County, St. Cloud
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$150,000
Coordinates
28.063, -81.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small F1 tornado touched down about two miles north of Highway 192 along Highway 532 near Lake Lizzie. The tornado produced a long swath of damage through a wooded area. A house was destroyed when it was hit by a falling tree. Two horses were killed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Duval

When
August 2, 7:30 AM EST to 7:55 AM EST
Where
Duval County, Jacksonville Beach
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
30.335, -81.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms associated with Hurricane Erin snapped large trees at Fort Caroline and Merrill Road and east along the St. Johns River.

Tornado, Duval

When
August 2, 7:30 AM EST to 7:40 AM EST
Where
Duval County, Jacksonville Beach
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
30.335, -81.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado was embedded in feeder bands from Hurricane Erin. Tornado tore a portion of a mall roof off.

Tornado, St. Lucie

When
August 2, 9:00 AM EST
Where
St. Lucie County, Ft. Pierce
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
25 yd
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
27.381, -80.445 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small F0 tornado touched down briefly in the Spanish Lakes mobile home community destroying a screen porch on a mobile home.

Tornado, Brevard

When
August 2, 12:55 PM EST
Where
Brevard County, Melbourne
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
25 yd
Coordinates
28.080, -80.600

Rain showers in a band trailing Tropical Storm Erin produced a small F0 tornado in Melbourne. It touched down briefly in Melbourne blowing down a tree and overturning a storage shed near Lake Washington and Wickham roads.

Tornado, Brevard

When
August 2, 1:45 PM EST
Where
Brevard County, Titusville
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
40 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$60,000
Coordinates
28.600, -80.800

Rain showers from Tropical Storm Erin produced a small tornado in Titusville, knocking out power lines and motel signs. It blew large windows out of three buildings injuring one person with flying glass. It damaged the roof of a Sears store and a McDonalds restaurant and blew windows out of parked cars.

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.
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.

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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: 10320135, 10319810, 10319709, 10317822, 10317823, 10319227, 10317955, 10317956.