Florida Tornadoes

February 8th, 1986 – A severe weather outbreak occurred across central Florida.  A tornado near Bartow severely damaged 14 homes and caused minor damage to six others. A tornado overturned a mobile home at Hudson and another tornado struck from Volusia to Pierson damaged a campground, then moved on to damage fern-growing sheds and cause injury to a man when a branch fell on his mobile home. In Bradenton, a tornado hit a flea market severely injuring a man and slightly injuring three others. 20 cars were damaged by high winds on the Pinellas County coast. A firefighter was injured in Manatee County when lightning struck nearby.  Many reports of golf ball size hail were reported. A boat was overturned on Lake Kissimmee by high winds and its occupant drowned. (Charlie Wilson)