Florida, 1997

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, November 13, 1997

November 13, 1997 · NWS MLB · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$8,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 Melbourne radar (KMLB), 6 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:42 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Brevard

When
November 13, 3:43 PM EST to 3:55 PM EST
Where
Brevard County, Melbourne to Satellite Beach
Rating
F0
Path length
8 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$8,000
Coordinates
28.080, -80.600

A fast moving F0 tornado first touched down along Interstate Highway 95 near S.R. 518. The tornado moved rapidly to the east northeast damaging road signs, snapping limbs off of trees and damaging the housing around an airconditioning system on the roof of a grocery store in Melbourne. The tornado continued east northeast and crossed the Indian River and Banana River lagoons and moved over Satellite Beach where it produced minimal damage to tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola

When
November 13, 4:33 PM EST
Where
Osceola County, 2 mi S of St Cloud
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
28.220, -81.280

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees south of St. Cloud. Street flooding was also reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
November 13, 5:33 PM EST
Where
Orange County, 5 mi S of Orlando
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
28.480, -81.370

Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines in Lake Buena Vista.

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.
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.

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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: 5616893, 5616894, 5616895.