Florida, 1999

Tornado in Florida, September 20, 1999

September 20, 1999 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A tornado on the fringes of tropical storm Harvey tore the roof off a residence in the Paradise Point subdivision.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
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 tornado on the fringes of tropical storm Harvey tore the roof off a residence in the Paradise Point subdivision.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Collier

When
September 20, 4:20 PM EST
Where
Collier County, Naples
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
26.130, -81.800

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.

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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: 5716212.