Florida, 1997

Tornado in Florida, June 17, 1997

June 17, 1997 · NWS MFL · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:43 UTC.

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Event by event

1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Broward

When
June 17, 4:37 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Broward County, Coral Spgs
Coordinates
26.152, -80.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

funnel clouds reported by public near atlantic blvd/sawgrass expressway. thunderstorm cell moved to the northeast.

Tornado, Broward

When
June 17, 4:45 PM EST
Where
Broward County, Coral Spgs
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
25 yd
Coordinates
26.270, -80.220

brief touchdown observed over wildlife management area.

What these are

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.

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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: 5627072, 5627073.