Florida, 1997Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 1, 1997
June 1, 1997 · NWS MLB · 5 events in 4 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Indian River
- When
- June 1, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Indian River County, Vero Beach
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Coordinates
- 27.696, -80.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning caused a fire that completely destroyed a large house in Vero Beach. Damage was estimated at 1 million dollars.
Thunderstorm Wind, Volusia
- When
- June 1, 11:45 AM EST
- Where
- Volusia County, De Bary
- Coordinates
- 28.880, -81.300
Thunderstorm winds blew down trees that knocked down power lines in DeBary.
Funnel Cloud, Volusia
- When
- June 1, 11:52 AM EST
- Where
- Volusia County, Daytona Beach
- Coordinates
- 29.063, -81.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A funnel cloud was sighted near Daytona Beach.
Tornado, Orange
- When
- June 1, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Orlando
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 28.550, -81.370
An F0 tornado crossed a small lake and destroyed the roof on a small house in the western part of Orlando.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brevard
- When
- June 1, 12:55 PM EST
- Where
- Brevard County, Cape Canaveral
- Coordinates
- 28.380, -80.600
Thunderstorm winds produced wind gusts to 63 mph at Cape Canaveral AFS.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 1, 19972 deaths · $1.3 million · 11 events
- Flooding in Idaho, June 1 to 30, 1997$50 million · 6 events
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 1 to 2, 1997$4.0 million · 26 events
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 1, 1997$2.2 million · 28 events
- Flood in Ohio, June 1 to 3, 19975 injured · $1.0 million · 1 event
- Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 1997$5.0 million · 5 events
- Flooding in Idaho, June 1 to 15, 1997$4.0 million · 4 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 1 to 30, 19971 injured · $210,000 · F0 · 43 events
- Flooding in Ohio, June 1 to 6, 1997$1.0 million · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, June 1 to 2, 1997$500,000 · F0 · 18 events
- Cold in Georgia, June 1 to 11, 199794 events
- Heavy Rain in Alabama, June 1 to 30, 1997$450,000 · 9 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: 5616830, 5616831, 5617086, 5616998, 5616999.