Tornadoes · United States · Florida

1993 tornadoes in Florida

85 tornadoes touched down in Florida in 1993, 72 percent above the average of the record for the state. They killed 5 people and injured 98.

1992 1994 The whole country in 1993

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

F040 to 72 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
F173 to 112 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
F2113 to 157 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
F3158 to 206 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
F4207 to 260 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
F5261 to 318 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Every tornado in Florida in 1993

January 4 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
January 4	4:25 PM EST	F0	Polk	0.1	10			$500 to $5,000

January 8 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
January 8	10:30 AM EST	F0	Union	0.1	10			$500 to $5,000
January 8	1:00 PM EST	F0	Hillsborough	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000

January 16 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
January 16	4:20 AM EST	F0	Pinellas	0.1	10	$5,000 to $50,000
January 16	7:09 AM EST	F0	Charlotte	0.1	10
January 16	7:10 AM EST	F0	Lee	0.4	40

January 24 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
January 24	10:30 AM CST	F1	Gulf	1.5	50		2	$5,000 to $50,000

February 22 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
February 22	3:58 PM EST	F0	DeSoto	0.5	30			$500 to $5,000

March 3 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 3	10:00 PM EST	F1	Pasco	1.0	60			$5,000 to $50,000

March 12 8 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 12	11:38 PM EST	F2	Levy	1.0	80	3	10	$5 million to $50 million
March 12	11:38 PM EST	F1	Citrus	0.5	30		3	$500,000 to $5 million
March 12	12:00 AM EST	F0	Pinellas	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000
March 12	12:04 AM EST	F0	Pasco	0.1	10		11
March 12	12:20 AM EST	F2	Marion	15.0	100			$5 million to $50 million
March 12	12:20 AM EST	F1	Alachua	0.8	60	1	4	$500,000 to $5 million
March 12	12:30 AM EST	F2	Lake	30.0	200	1	60	$500,000 to $5 million
March 12	12:30 AM EST	F0	Hillsborough	0.1	10			$50,000 to $500,000

March 13 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
March 13	1:00 AM EST	F1	Duval	0.8	50	$500,000 to $5 million
March 13	1:00 AM EST	F0	Polk	0.1	10	$50 to $500
March 13	1:10 AM EST	F0	Duval	0.1	10	$50,000 to $500,000

April 4 4 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
April 4	1:30 AM EDT	F0	Sarasota	0.5	200		$500 to $5,000
April 4	1:32 AM EDT	F0	Sarasota	0.5	200		$5,000 to $50,000
April 4	1:35 AM EDT	F0	Sarasota	0.5	100		$5,000 to $50,000
April 4	1:40 AM EDT	F2	Charlotte	2.0	100	1	$500,000 to $5 million

April 5 6 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
April 5	2:00 AM EDT	F0	Collier	0.1	10		$5,000 to $50,000
April 5	3:00 AM EDT	F0	Hardee	0.2	30		$500 to $5,000
April 5	3:15 AM EDT	F0	Highlands	0.2	50		$5,000 to $50,000
April 5	4:05 AM EDT	F0	Okeechobee	0.1	30		$5,000 to $50,000
April 5	4:15 AM EDT	F0	Martin	0.2	30		$5,000 to $50,000
April 5	4:30 AM EDT	F1	Broward	3.0	50	2	$50,000 to $500,000

April 26 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 26	5:30 AM CDT	F1	Washington	5.0	73			$50,000 to $500,000

June 6 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 6	2:15 PM EDT	F0	Collier	0.5	100			$50 to $500
June 6	2:20 PM EDT	F0	Collier	0.5	100			$50 to $500

June 7 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 7	11:45 AM CDT	F0		2.0	100

June 12 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 12	5:30 PM EDT	F0	Lee	0.4	80			$50,000 to $500,000

June 13 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 13	7:30 PM EDT	F0	Sumter	0.3	60

June 14 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 14	6:45 PM EDT	F1	Pinellas	2.0	300			$50,000 to $500,000

June 15 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 15	6:15 PM EDT	F0	Pinellas	0.5	100			$50 to $500
June 15	7:00 PM EDT	F0	Manatee	0.4	120			$500 to $5,000

June 22 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 22	4:31 PM EDT	F0	Duval	0.4	100			$50 to $500
June 22	5:30 PM EDT	F0	Hendry	0.5	80			$50 to $500

June 24 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 24	7:35 PM EDT	F0	Brevard	1.0	30			$5,000 to $50,000

June 25 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 25	4:45 PM EDT	F0	Sarasota	0.5	100			$500 to $5,000

June 27 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 27	1:30 PM EDT	F0	Saint Johns	0.6	100			$50,000 to $500,000

June 30 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 30	3:05 PM CDT	F0		0.4	80			$50 to $500

July 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 11	4:40 PM EDT	F0	Citrus	0.4	40			$5,000 to $50,000

July 14 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 14	4:20 PM EDT	F1	Pinellas	0.4	40			$50,000 to $500,000

July 17 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 17	5:00 PM EDT	F0	Monroe	0.1	10			$50 to $500

July 25 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 25	6:52 PM EDT	F0	Duval	0.1	10

August 9 5 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
August 9	2:25 PM EDT	F0	Lee	0.1	10	$500 to $5,000
August 9	2:33 PM EDT	F0	Lee	0.1	10	$500 to $5,000
August 9	5:00 PM EDT	F0	Citrus	0.1	10	$50 to $500
August 9	6:08 PM EDT	F0	Pinellas	0.1	10
August 9	6:35 PM EDT	F1	Pinellas	0.4	50	$500 to $5,000

August 10 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 10	3:18 PM EDT	F0	Sarasota	0.1	10
August 10	3:31 PM EDT	F0	Manatee	0.1	10

August 14 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 14	8:00 AM EDT	F0	Manatee	0.1	10

August 17 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 17	5:00 PM EDT	F0	Monroe	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000

August 18 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 18	3:28 PM EDT	F0	Duval	0.1	10			$50 to $500

August 25 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 25	10:20 AM EDT	F0	Brevard	0.1	10			$500 to $5,000

August 26 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 26	1:30 PM EDT	F0	Palm Beach	0.1	10

August 30 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 30	8:20 AM EDT	F0	Franklin	0.1	10

September 5 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 5	2:50 PM EDT	F0	Hernando	0.2	40			$500 to $5,000

September 7 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 7	12:20 PM EDT	F0	Franklin	0.1	10

September 12 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
September 12	10:55 AM CDT	F0	Santa Rosa	0.1	10
September 12	11:40 AM CDT	F0	Escambia	0.3	30		$50 to $500
September 12	5:08 PM EDT	F1	Hendry	0.4	50	3	$50,000 to $500,000

September 29 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 29	8:00 AM EDT	F0	Indian River	0.5	20

October 16 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
October 16	3:16 PM EDT	F0	Lee	5.0	60			$5,000 to $50,000
October 16	4:20 PM CDT	F0		0.1	10			$50 to $500

October 29 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
October 29	3:30 PM EDT	F0	Wakulla	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000

October 30 14 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
October 30	2:51 AM EDT	F1	Levy	1.0	60	1	$50,000 to $500,000
October 30	3:25 AM CDT	F0	Gulf	0.1	10
October 30	9:20 AM EDT	F0	Levy	0.1	10		$50 to $500
October 30	9:39 AM EDT	F0	Alachua	0.1	10
October 30	9:50 AM EDT	F0	Alachua	0.1	10
October 30	9:55 AM EDT	F1	Levy	1.0	60		$500,000 to $5 million
October 30	10:16 AM EDT	F0	Levy	0.1	10
October 30	10:30 AM EDT	F1	Lee	1.2	70	1	$500,000 to $5 million
October 30	11:05 AM EDT	F0	Lee	0.1	10		$50,000 to $500,000
October 30	11:08 AM EDT	F0	Citrus	0.1	10		$50 to $500
October 30	11:19 AM EDT	F0	Citrus	0.1	10		$50 to $500
October 30	10:48 AM CDT	F0	Escambia	0.1	10		$50 to $500
October 30	7:30 PM EDT	F0	Sarasota	0.5	40		$5,000 to $50,000
October 30	10:22 PM EDT	F0	Lee	0.5	40

Nearby

Every tornado in Florida since 1950 Warnings in force in Florida The live radar over Florida

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.