Florida, 1999

Tornado in Florida, August 3, 1999

August 3, 1999 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A brief tornado touched down about two miles northwest of Tamiami Airport and was witnessed by several people, some of who filmed it.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.

A brief tornado touched down about two miles northwest of Tamiami Airport and was witnessed by several people, some of who filmed it.

The radar

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Miami-Dade

When
August 3, 3:58 PM EST
Where
Miami-Dade County, 2 mi NW of Kendall
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
8 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
25.700, -80.330

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

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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: 5716094.