Florida, 1995

Tornado in Florida, October 17, 1995

October 17, 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
$10,000
Crop damage
$5,000
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), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:27 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Palm Beach

When
October 17, 7:25 AM EST
Where
Palm Beach County, Royal Palm Beach
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
26.648, -80.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A weak tornado briefly touched down in an orange grove near Seminole- Pratt Boulevard and 60 Street then and moved through a residential neighborhood doing minor damage to screens and awnings.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10319710.