Florida, 1999

Tornado in Florida, July 19, 1999

July 19, 1999 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A brief tornado touchdown north of Golden Gate caused no damage.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 MFL wrote it up.

A brief tornado touchdown north of Golden Gate caused no damage.

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 141 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:57 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Collier

When
July 19, 4:56 PM EST
Where
Collier County, 1 mi N of Golden Gate
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
5 yd
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
26.180, -81.670

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.

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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: 5702104.