Florida, 1995Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, December 19, 1995
December 19, 1995 · 7 events in 6 counties and zones
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $62,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Tornado, Gadsden
- When
- December 19, 3:15 AM EST
- Where
- Gadsden County, Mt. Pleasant
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -84.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado destroyed a mobile home carrying the two residents over 125 yards. The men were found four hours later, one man (50) was dead, the other, his brother, (49) was severely injured. Items from the dwelling were found three miles away. M50MH
Tornado, Gadsden
- When
- December 19, 3:25 AM EST
- Where
- Gadsden County, Hinson
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -84.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado demolished a small block building and damaged an adjacent store. Pieces of the building's roof was in trees a large pecan tree were uprooted.
Thunderstorm Wind, Levy
- When
- December 19, 6:35 AM EST to 7:15 AM EST
- Where
- Levy County
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 29.282, -82.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and powerlines along U.S. Highway 27 between Chiefland and Bronson. Also, similar damage was noted in the Williston area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Citrus
- When
- December 19, 8:45 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus County, Inverness
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 28.848, -82.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds knocked trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- December 19, 8:45 AM EST to 9:15 AM EST
- Where
- Sumter County
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 28.705, -82.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds knocked trees and power lines down in Lake Panasoffkee, Webster, and Center Hill.
Thunderstorm Wind, Collier
- When
- December 19, 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Collier County, Naples
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 26.099, -81.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tree limbs were downed in the Naples area and wind gust of 60 mph were measured at Naples Airport as a bow-echo squall line moved east from the Gulf of Mexico at 35 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Broward
- When
- December 19, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Pembroke Pines
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Squall line moving east at 30 mph produced gust around 58 mph in the west portion of Pembroke Pines.
- 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.
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