Florida, 1995

Tornado in Florida, June 18, 1995

June 18, 1995 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Miami radar (KAMX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:17 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Monroe

When
June 18, 9:20 AM EST
Where
Monroe County, Marathon
Path length
2.5 mi
Property damage
$15,000
Coordinates
25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A waterspout, travelling toward the west southwest, moved ashore near Marathon Airport. The tornado jumped highway U.S. 1 then descended on Sombrero Boulevard. The tornado moved offshore into Boot Key Harbor before dissipating. Fences and small trees were blown down and several vehicles suffered minor damage at Sombrero Key Resort and Country Club. A dinghy was destroyed when it was lifted into the air, over telephone lines, then dropped to the ground.

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.

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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: 10358406.