Florida, 1995

Tornadoes in Florida, August 31, 1995

August 31, 1995 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
0
Property damage
$15,000
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 Tampa radar (KTBW), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:13 UTC.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Pasco

When
August 31, 3:15 PM EST to 3:43 PM EST
Where
Pasco County, Port Richey to Hudson Beach
Rating
F0
Path length
4.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
28.307, -82.439 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado, 25-feet wide briefly touched down in the Tri- Leisure Apartments near the intersection U.S. 19 and Scenic in Port Richey. Two apartment buildings received minor to moderate roof damage. The tornado briefly touched down along its northward trek and a downed a few trees west of U.S. 19. The last brief touchdown occurred at the intersection of Clark and Sommers Avenue in Hudson Beach where a shed was severely damaged.

Tornado, Highlands

When
August 31, 3:30 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
Where
Highlands County, Sebring
Rating
F0
Path length
2.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
27.343, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A weak and short-lived tornado, 25-feet wide, briefly touched down four miles northwest of Sebring in the Sebring Estates subdivision and caused minor lawn chair damage. The tornado lifted and moved northeast across U.S. 27 and briefly touched down in the Sebring Ridge subdivision with minor shed damage. The third and final tornado touchdown occurred in the Sebring Ridge Crossing subdivision where two homes received light to moderate roof and garage damage before it lifted.

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: 10319741, 10319605.