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Tornados in Florida

By lexikrbr

  • 1/16/17

    1/16/17
    Two people were killed when this tornado hit south of Tampa, Florida.

  • 6/17/59

    6/17/59
    The tornado hit Coral Gables, Florida, injuring 74 people but killing nobody.

  • 3/31/62

    3/31/62
    The tornado carved an 8-mile path through Santa Rosa County and demolished 130 homes within in a six-block area, and extensive damage occurred at a mobile home park.

  • 4/4/66

    4/4/66
    The tornado began near Clearwater, moved across North Tampa Bay, through Carrollwood, and Temple Terrace,and then headed east-northeast to Gibsonia, Loughman, Campbell City, and Merritt Island. It killed 11 people and injured 530 people.

  • 2/7/71

    2/7/71
    The tornado destroyed a high-end apartment complex in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Nobody was killed but 113 people were injured.

  • 5/4/78

    5/4/78
    The tornado struck Pinellas County and destroying 6 rooms of High Point Elementary and damaging many others. All three deaths caused by the tornado occurred in the elementary school; teachers and students were buried under the debris

  • 4/9/83

    4/9/83
    The tornado tore through Citrus County, Florida, killing 3 people.

  • 4/19/88

    4/19/88
    The tornado occurred southwest of Madison, Florida, killing 4 people and injuring 18 people.

  • 2/22/98

    2/22/98
    The tornado tore through Kissimmee, Florida at 45 mph. The tornado killed 8 people, injured 150, and destroyed more than 1000 structures.

  • 2/2/2007

    2/2/2007
    The storm that produced the Lady Lake tornado re-intensified and produced a tornado southwest of Paisley, Florida. The tornado destroyed 86 residences, injured 51 people, and killed 13 people.