Florida, 1995Tornado and Hail in Florida, July 11, 1995
July 11, 1995 · 16 events in 7 counties and zones
8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $820,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Events
- 16
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.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- July 11, 11:53 AM EST to 12:05 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Bartow
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A thunderstorm downburst wind gust measured at 86 mph struck the Bartow Municipal Airport. Two aircraft, and three large metal buildings, were destroyed. Four other aircraft were heavily damaged. Three additional aircraft incurred minor damage. A few of the aircraft were lifted and tossed nearly 500 yards. Two additonal structures incurred minor damage. Several medium sized trees, and some power lines, were downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- July 11, 11:53 AM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Tpa to Bartow
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorm winds, measured at 86 mph at Bartow Municipal Airport, destroyed two light aircraft and heavily damaged four other others. Three large metal buildings were destroyed and two other structures suffered minor damage. Trees and power lines were also blown down.
Hail, Polk
- When
- July 11, 12:25 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Lakeland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Broward
- When
- July 11, 12:50 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Ft. Lauderdale
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.25 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 26.130, -80.130
An F0 tornado touched down at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and travelled one-quarter mile down a taxiway. It overturned seven planes, heavily damaging six of them.
Thunderstorm Wind, Broward
- When
- July 11, 1:10 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Ft. Lauderdale
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tree was blown onto a house in Ft. Lauderdale causing $20 thousand damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Miami-Dade
- When
- July 11, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, Mia to Se Portion
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous trees/plants at a nursery in south Dade were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
Hail, Osceola
- When
- July 11, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, Deer Park to Mlb
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.063, -81.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail fell in Deer Park.
Hail, Brevard
- When
- July 11, 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Mlb Melbourne to Rockledge
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -80.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorms produced dime-size hail over many location in central and north Brevard County.
Hail, Brevard
- When
- July 11, 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Mlb Cape to Canaveral
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -80.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were blown down and dime-size hail was reported in Cape Canaveral.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- July 11, 3:05 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Mlb Cape to Canaveral
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -80.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were blown down and dime-size hail was reported in Cape Canaveral.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- July 11, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Tallahassee
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -80.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail fell in Palm Bay.
Hail, Brevard
- When
- July 11, 3:33 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Mlb to Palm Bay
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 28.300, -80.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail fell in Palm Bay.
Thunderstorm Wind, Flagler
- When
- July 11, 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Flagler County, Dab to Bunnell
- Coordinates
- 29.471, -81.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Reports of numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines blown down.
Hail, Baker
- When
- July 11, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Baker County, Bloxham to Tlh
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.331, -82.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail reported at Maclenny and large trees uprooted east of Exit 45 along Interstate 10.
Thunderstorm Wind, Baker
- When
- July 11, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Baker County, Nip
- Coordinates
- 30.331, -82.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail reported at Maclenny and large trees uprooted east of Exit 45 along Interstate 10.
Hail, Baker
- When
- July 11, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Baker County, Nip
- Measured
- 0.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.331, -82.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail reported at Maclenny and large trees uprooted east of Exit 45 along Interstate 10.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 11, 1995$265,000 · 80 kt wind · 12 events
- Damaging Winds in Wyoming, July 11, 19951 injured · $7,000 · 59 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 11, 199590 kt wind · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 11, 19951.75 in hail · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 11, 19950.75 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 11, 19951 in hail · 7 events
- Hail in New York, July 11, 1995$100 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Hail in Connecticut, July 11, 19951 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, July 11, 19951.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 11, 1995$10,000 · 0.75 in hail · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 11, 1995$10,000 · 0.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 11, 19952.75 in hail · 4 events
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: 10319793, 10319794, 10319795, 10318073, 10318074, 10317758, 10319682, 10317951, 10314159, 10317952, 10317953, 10317954, 10317814, 10318133, 10358411, 10358412.