Tornado, Volusia
- When
- October 7, 4:20 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Volusia County, Edgewater to 2 mi of New Smyrna Beach
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 400 yd
- Property damage
- $2.4 million
- Coordinates
- 28.970, -80.880
Tornado in Florida, October 7, 1996
5 mile south of Florida Highway 442. The tornado moved northeast at 40 mph, crossing the town of Edgewater.
Where it happened
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2.4 million
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MLB wrote it up.
A 400 yard wide F2 tornado-waterspout initally touched down west of Interstate 95, about 1.5 mile south of Florida Highway 442. The tornado moved northeast at 40 mph, crossing the town of Edgewater. It remained in contact with the surface as it moved over the Indian River Lagoon and crossed the barrier island in the southern part of New Smyrna Beach. There were no fatalities or serious injuries reported. One commerical structure and 30 homes were severly damaged. Over 200 homes received minor damage. At least 1 mobile home was destroyed. Damage estimates were near $2.4 million.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tropical Storm in Florida, October 7 to 8, 1996
- Wildfire in California, October 7 to 15, 1996
- Flash Flood in Florida, October 7 to 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Georgia, October 7 to 8, 1996
- Tropical Storm in North Carolina, October 7 to 8, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, October 7, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, October 7, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, October 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Florida, October 7 to 8, 1996
- Hail in Texas, October 7, 1996
- Hail in Texas, October 7, 1996
- Hail in Texas, October 7, 1996
More
Every storm in Florida in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Florida, 1996Warnings in Florida, October 1996
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: 5572592.