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1995 tornadoes in Florida

95 tornadoes touched down in Florida in 1995, 92 percent above the average of the record for the state. They killed 3 people and injured 37.

1994 1996 The whole country in 1995

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 1995

January 7 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
January 7	4:50 AM EST	F2	Marion	12.0	440	1	20	$500,000 to $5 million
January 7	7:15 AM EST	F1	Orange	2.0	40			$50,000 to $500,000

January 14 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
January 14	12:00 PM EST	F0	Broward	3.0	30			$5,000 to $50,000

February 4 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
February 4	7:30 AM EST	F0	Collier	0.1	10
February 4	8:15 AM EST	F0	Collier	0.1	10			$50,000 to $500,000

February 17 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
February 17	2:30 PM CST	F0	Gulf	2.0	30

March 8 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
March 8	6:40 AM EST	F0	Gilchrist	0.2	30	$500 to $5,000
March 8	7:10 AM EST	F0	Pasco	4.0	23	$50,000 to $500,000
March 8	7:45 AM EST	F0	Marion	0.1	10

April 7 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 7	1:00 AM EDT	F0	Monroe	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000

April 8 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 8	12:00 PM CDT	F0		0.1	10			$500 to $5,000
April 8	7:34 PM EDT	F0	Alachua	2.0	10			$500 to $5,000

April 23 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 23	12:17 PM CDT	F0	Okaloosa	0.1	50

April 24 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 24	10:20 AM EDT	F2	Putnam	10.0	350		5	$500,000 to $5 million

April 30 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 30	5:57 PM EDT	F0	Broward	0.1	10		3	$5,000 to $50,000

May 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 11	1:30 AM EDT	F0	Marion	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000

May 12 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 12	5:35 PM EDT	F0	Gilchrist	5.0	10			$5,000 to $50,000

June 4 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 4	9:40 PM EDT	F1	Polk	16.0	50			$500,000 to $5 million

June 5 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 5	3:38 AM EDT	F0	Duval	3.0	10			$50,000 to $500,000
June 5	4:00 AM CDT	F1	Camden to GA	4.0	13			$50,000 to $500,000

June 10 4 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
June 10	5:00 PM EDT	F0	Citrus	0.1	10
June 10	5:35 PM EDT	F0	Sumter	0.2	10	$500 to $5,000
June 10	7:03 PM EDT	F0	Hillsborough	0.1	10
June 10	8:05 PM EDT	F0	Charlotte	0.1	50

June 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 11	4:30 PM EDT	F0	Hernando	0.2	10			$500 to $5,000

June 12 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 12	12:50 PM EDT	F0	Saint Johns	1.0	10			$5,000 to $50,000

June 18 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 18	9:20 AM EDT	F0	Monroe	2.5	50			$5,000 to $50,000

June 19 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 19	9:48 PM EDT	F0	Volusia	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000

June 26 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 26	3:50 PM EDT	F0	Brevard	0.1	10		1	$5,000 to $50,000

June 30 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 30	5:45 PM CDT	F0		0.1	10

July 3 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 3	4:45 PM EDT	F0	Broward	0.1	10

July 10 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 10	2:30 PM EDT	F0	Saint Lucie	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000
July 10	4:00 PM EDT	F0	Duval	1.5	20			$500 to $5,000

July 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 11	12:50 PM EDT	F0	Broward	0.2	10			$50,000 to $500,000

July 12 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
July 12	12:00 PM CDT	F0		0.1	10		$5,000 to $50,000
July 12	2:15 PM EDT	F1	Pinellas	6.0	20	1	$50,000 to $500,000
July 12	2:15 PM EDT	F0	Broward	0.1	10

July 13 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 13	6:20 PM EDT	F0	Hernando	2.0	10			$500 to $5,000

July 21 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 21	3:37 PM EDT	F0	Highlands	0.1	10			$500 to $5,000

August 1 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 1	12:36 AM EDT	F0	Nassau	0.1	23			$500 to $5,000

August 2 6 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
August 2	5:04 AM EDT	F1	Osceola	0.3	40		$50,000 to $500,000
August 2	8:30 AM EDT	F0	Duval	0.1	20		$5,000 to $50,000
August 2	9:00 AM EDT	F0	Saint Lucie	0.1	23		$500 to $5,000
August 2	12:55 PM EDT	F0	Brevard	0.1	23
August 2	1:45 PM EDT	F1	Brevard	0.5	40	1	$50,000 to $500,000
August 2	2:00 PM EDT	F0	Brevard	0.1	23		$5,000 to $50,000

August 3 5 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
August 3	9:15 AM CDT	F0	Okaloosa	0.1	23	$500 to $5,000
August 3	10:00 AM CDT	F0	Escambia	0.1	23	$5,000 to $50,000
August 3	10:00 AM CDT	F0	Okaloosa	0.1	23	$500 to $5,000
August 3	10:10 AM CDT	F0	Santa Rosa	0.1	23	$5,000 to $50,000
August 3	12:15 PM EDT	F0	Saint Johns	8.0	10	$500 to $5,000

August 9 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 9	3:25 PM CDT	F0	Bay	0.1	20			$5,000 to $50,000

August 21 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 21	7:55 AM EDT	F0	Saint Lucie	0.1	23

August 24 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 24	12:47 PM EDT	F0	Pasco	0.1	10

August 25 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 25	11:47 AM EDT	F0	Hillsborough	0.1	10

August 31 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 31	4:15 PM EDT	F0	Pasco	4.2	10			$5,000 to $50,000
August 31	4:30 PM EDT	F0	Highlands	2.2	10			$500 to $5,000

September 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 11	5:20 PM EDT	F0	Duval	0.5	10

September 12 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 12	4:15 PM EDT	F0	Hendry	0.1	10			$500 to $5,000

September 14 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 14	7:21 PM EDT	F0	Duval	2.0	10			$5,000 to $50,000

September 15 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 15	5:00 PM EDT	F0	Lee	6.0	10			$5,000 to $50,000

September 29 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 29	3:10 PM EDT	F0	Hendry	0.1	10
September 29	3:35 PM EDT	F0	Hendry	0.1	10

October 3 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
October 3	2:30 PM CDT	F0	Okaloosa	0.1	23			$500 to $5,000
October 3	2:40 PM CDT	F0	Okaloosa	0.1	23			$500 to $5,000

October 4 12 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
October 4	10:00 AM CDT	F0	Okaloosa	0.1	23			$500 to $5,000
October 4	10:00 AM CDT	F0	Santa Rosa	0.1	23			$500 to $5,000
October 4	11:00 AM CDT	F0	Santa Rosa	0.1	10			$500 to $5,000
October 4	11:45 AM CDT	F0	Escambia	0.1	23			$500 to $5,000
October 4	12:30 PM CDT	F2	Okaloosa	1.8	170	1	3	$50,000 to $500,000
October 4	12:45 PM CDT	F1	Holmes	12.0	50			$5,000 to $50,000
October 4	12:58 PM CDT	F0	Walton	0.1	20			$5,000 to $50,000
October 4	1:40 PM CDT	F0	Jackson	0.1	20
October 4	5:25 PM CDT	F0	Okaloosa	0.1	23			$5,000 to $50,000
October 4	6:30 PM CDT	F0	Santa Rosa	0.1	23			$5,000 to $50,000
October 4	6:30 PM CDT	F0	Okaloosa	0.1	23			$5,000 to $50,000
October 4	6:30 PM CDT	F0	Okaloosa	0.1	23			$5,000 to $50,000

October 17 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
October 17	8:25 AM EDT	F0	Palm Beach	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000

October 27 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
October 27	1:52 PM CDT	F0	Okaloosa	0.1	23
October 27	3:00 PM CDT	F0	Walton	0.1	20			$500 to $5,000

November 7 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
November 7	8:57 PM EST	F1	Columbia	9.0	100			$50,000 to $500,000

November 8 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
November 8	3:05 AM EST	F0	Polk	1.2	73			$500,000 to $5 million
November 8	8:00 AM EST	F0	Charlotte	0.3	50			$5,000 to $50,000

November 11 9 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
November 11	8:57 AM CST	F1	Walton	0.2	50		$5,000 to $50,000
November 11	9:06 AM CST	F1	Walton	0.1	30		$5,000 to $50,000
November 11	9:32 AM CST	F1	Washington	0.1	20		$5,000 to $50,000
November 11	9:54 AM CST	F0	Calhoun	0.1	10
November 11	11:27 AM EST	F1	Gadsden	5.0	100
November 11	11:50 AM EST	F1	Leon	0.5	100		$50,000 to $500,000
November 11	11:50 AM EST	F0	Franklin	0.1	20		$500 to $5,000
November 11	2:10 PM EST	F0	Wakulla	0.1	20		$5,000 to $50,000
November 11	8:55 PM EST	F0	Hillsborough	1.2	50	2	$5,000 to $50,000

December 7 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
December 7	2:27 AM CST	F1	Holmes	0.2	50			$50,000 to $500,000

December 19 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
December 19	3:15 AM EST	F2	Gadsden	0.3	50	1	1	$5,000 to $50,000
December 19	3:25 AM EST	F1	Gadsden	0.5	30			$5,000 to $50,000

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.