Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 7, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 7, 1995
Start: 1995-01-07T05:50
End: 1995-01-07T11:05
Location: Florida

January 7, 1995 · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 20
Property damage: $3.4 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

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Event by event

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

Tornado, Marion

When: January 7, 5:50 AM EST to 6:05 AM EST
Where: Marion County, Summerfield to Gnv
Rating: F2
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 20 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.8 million
Coordinates: 29.000, -82.120

An F2 tornado touched down at 0550 EST about one mile north of Pedro in Marion County and moved east about 12 miles before lifting about three-quarters miles north of Weirsdale. A man received fatal head injuries while sitting in his car outside a mobile home when the car was rolled four times. Another 20 persons, mostly those in mobile homes, were injured. The tornado destroyed or heavily damaged 66 mobile homes with less extensive damage to another 85 dwellings, mostly mobile homes. The hardest hit communities were Lake Weir Harbor Estates and Bird Island. (M53A)

Thunderstorm Wind, Citrus

When: January 7, 5:55 AM EST
Where: Citrus County, Hernando to Gnv
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 28.848, -82.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm downburst wind blew a tree onto a house in Hernando. Roof damage and damage to concrete statues occurred near Connel Heights. Power lines were downed in Ozello.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: January 7, 6:25 AM EST
Where: Lake County, Lady Lake to Dab
Coordinates: 28.762, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds blew down two trees in Lady Lake.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: January 7, 6:40 AM EST
Where: Putnam County, Interlachen to Gnv
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 29.609, -81.744 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sheriff's Office reported three storage houses damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hernando

When: January 7, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Hernando County, Ridge Manor to Tpa
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 28.556, -82.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were blown down in Ridge Manor.

Tornado, Orange

When: January 7, 8:15 AM EST
Where: Orange County, Orlando
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 28.550, -81.370

A small F1 tornado touched down briefly along the west edge of Orlando near Lake Hiawassee. Fifty-seven homes received minor damage, mainly to porches, awnings and pool screens. The garage on one home was completely destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Manatee

When: January 7, 8:16 AM EST
Where: Manatee County, Palmetto to Tpa
Property damage: $40,000
Coordinates: 27.478, -82.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds tore off part of a storage facility roof and damaged 60 units inside.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: January 7, 9:50 AM EST
Where: Lee County, Cape Coral to Fmy
Property damage: $6,000
Coordinates: 26.625, -81.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six to eight trees were downed and three homes suffered minor roof damage from severe thunderstorm winds in Cape Coral.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: January 7, 11:05 AM EST
Where: Lee County, Cape Coral to Fmy
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 26.625, -81.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were uprooted and a boat was lifted out of the water onto a dock during a severe thunderstorm.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Marion	1995-01-07				Direct

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, January 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: 10320224, 10317705, 10320162, 10318419, 10320245, 10319666, 10320119, 10318373, 10318374.