Florida, 1995Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, July 12, 1995
July 12, 1995 · 8 events in 8 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail, 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $212,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Miami-Dade
- When
- July 12, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Miami-Dade County, Mia to Homestead
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 25.609, -80.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado snapped off 10 power poles and blew down a stop sign about one mile east of Homestead Air Reserve Base.
Tornado, Pinellas
- When
- July 12, 1:15 PM EST to 1:25 PM EST
- Where
- Pinellas County, St. Pete.
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 27.903, -82.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado developed along the northeast shore of Lake Maggiore and touched down sporadically as it moved southeast across a densely populated area of south St. Petersburg. The first touchdown occurred near the intersection of 9th Street and 30th Avenue where it toppled a large tree then continued southeast. Some of the most significant damage occurred near the intersection of 4th Street and 42nd Avenue where numerous homes, businesses and apartments incurred minor to moderate structural damage. The tornado's final touchdown on land occurred at the Coquina Key Apartments where carports were destroyed, a 24-foot pontoon boat was tossed and motorcycles were tossed over a hundred feet. The tornado moved southeast over Tampa Bay as a waterspout and finally dissipated approximately two to three miles offshore. One injury occurred from a roof that collapsed on an elderly woman.
Tornado, Broward
- When
- July 12, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Broward County, Fll Sunrise to Oakland Park
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 26.070, -80.220
A tornado briefly touched down near the Sawgrass Mills Shopping Center doing no damage. A 42-year-old female and a 48-year-old male were injured by lightning while walking to their apartment in Oakland Park. They were treated for burns and muscle spasms.
Thunderstorm Wind, Manatee
- When
- July 12, 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Manatee County, Bradenton
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 27.478, -82.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees, and removed the roof of a shed, near the intersection of State road 64 and County road 675.
Thunderstorm Wind, Santa Rosa
- When
- July 12, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Santa Rosa County, Chumuckla
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 30.693, -87.018 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were blown down around Chumuckla. Time of report was estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- July 12, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, N Portion
- Coordinates
- 30.444, -83.470 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A storm spotter reported wind gusts to 50 mph and some downed trees.
Hail, Bay
- When
- July 12, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Bay County, Pam to Calloway
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Wakulla
- When
- July 12, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Wakulla County, Tlh to Crawfordville
- Coordinates
- 30.148, -84.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wakulla County Sheriff's Office reported downed power lines along Highway 98, south of Crawfordville.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 12, 19951 death · $65,000 · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 12, 1995$55,000 · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 12, 1995F0 · 20 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 12, 1995$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 19 events
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 12, 1995$15,000 · 5 events
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 12, 1995$7,000 · F0 · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 12, 1995$10,000 · 1.5 in hail · 8 events
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 12, 1995$3,000 · 51 kt wind · 7 events
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 12, 1995F0 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wyoming, July 12, 1995$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 12, 199552 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Utah, July 12, 199556 kt wind · 3 events