Florida, 2003

Tornado in Florida, October 1, 2003

October 1, 2003 · NWS EYW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

The radar

The Key West radar (KBYX), 8 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:04 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Monroe

When
October 1, 4:05 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, Key West
Rating
F0
Path width
20 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
24.550, -81.767

Waterspout moved ashore and crossed Key Haven Road in Key Haven section of Key West. Palm fronds were broken off palm trees, but there was no damage to structures or boats.

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: 5375048.