Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, August 3, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, August 3, 1995
Start: 1995-08-03T08:15
End: 1995-08-03T22:55
Location: Florida

August 3, 1995 · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

5 tornado, 3 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.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $48,000
Crop damage: $1,000
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 Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:13 UTC.

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Event by event

5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Okaloosa

When: August 3, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Okaloosa County, Hurlburt Field
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.400, -86.670

A tornado briefly touched down on Hurlburt Field Air Force Base in Mary Esther. Several trees were blown down. The tornado was spawned ahead of Hurricane Erin.

Tornado, Escambia

When: August 3, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Escambia County, Pensacola Beach
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 30.614, -87.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado damaged a house on Pensacola Beach. The tornado was spawned just ahead of Hurricane Erin.

Tornado, Okaloosa

When: August 3, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Okaloosa County, Mary Esther
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 30.665, -86.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado briefly touched down in the city of Mary Esther. Several trees were blown down. The tornado was spawned ahead of Hurricane Erin.

Tornado, Santa Rosa

When: August 3, 9:10 AM CST
Where: Santa Rosa County, Navarre Beach
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 30.400, -86.870

A tornado spawned by Hurricane Erin damaged a house on Navarre Beach. No one was injured.

Thunderstorm Wind, Duval

When: August 3, 10:50 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Duval County, Jacksonville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.335, -81.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large limbs and trees snapped on the Southside. 60-70 mph winds downed trees at Interstate 10 and Chaffee.

Tornado, Putnam and St. Johns

When: August 3, 11:15 AM EST to 11:35 AM EST
Where: Putnam and St. Johns County, Palaka to Hastings
Rating: F0
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $1,000
Crop damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 29.609, -81.744 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observed first as a funnel cloud near Palaka. Brief touch down in two east miles East of Palaka near St. Johns River. Damage was to several sorghum fields and snapped trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nassau

When: August 3, 11:36 AM EST
Where: Nassau County, Callahan
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 30.611, -81.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Gusts from thunderstorm downed large trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When: August 3, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Escambia County, Pensacola
Coordinates: 30.614, -87.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Pensacola Naval Air Station (Southwest of Pensacola) reported wind gusts to 64 mph.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Florida, 1995 Warnings in Florida, August 1995

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: 10319626, 10317782, 10319627, 10319772, 10317824, 10319856, 10320136, 10317783.