Pilot Index / Florida / May 16, 2022

Preliminary

Storms in Florida on May 16, 2022

9 published severe reports across Florida on May 16, 2022.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 0. Wind reports: 0. Tornado reports: 9.

The table and map show 9 of 9 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
May 16, 2022, 2:45 PM EDTTornado5 NW EAST END OF LONG K
Record
  • May 16, 2022, 2:45 PM EDT. Tornado, 5 NW EAST END OF LONG K. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:4ed60f1445fe32d09908c6934f68613c8ada6003e695f3c89a4dfed0c69bba94.
May 16, 2022, 3:45 PM EDTTornado11 NW NILES CHANNEL BRI
Record
  • May 16, 2022, 3:45 PM EDT. Tornado, 11 NW NILES CHANNEL BRI. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:af887f464dd4567fc3a399973f664945b8276131795990cd7e69aa0a2aab04a1.
May 16, 2022, 5:05 PM EDTTornado11 NNW NILES CHANNEL BR
Record
  • May 16, 2022, 5:05 PM EDT. Tornado, 11 NNW NILES CHANNEL BR. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:63fd25d0ffdc6aad5d54de500021ed2eb84d42feb61c64b5dbe5c2689a8032a8.
May 16, 2022, 5:07 PM EDTTornado6 NNW BOCA CHICA
Record
  • May 16, 2022, 5:07 PM EDT. Tornado, 6 NNW BOCA CHICA. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:4cc91b554e7e3916e26dfbb277f6130d9498e44dd113db62ebfdde78c2459aad.
May 16, 2022, 5:15 PM EDTTornado8 WNW KEY WEST
Record
  • May 16, 2022, 5:15 PM EDT. Tornado, 8 WNW KEY WEST. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:9a1b6bf9dc5506bf34f9bcc8bc059c6c2655ae3977433f4ecdb501d58d04a276.
May 16, 2022, 5:42 PM EDTTornado5 WNW BIG COPPITT KEY
Record
  • May 16, 2022, 5:42 PM EDT. Tornado, 5 WNW BIG COPPITT KEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6aa5b1513af9fe51e90de66b6c7bcfe015eacd28acb56213ae64a3fe725626d0.
May 16, 2022, 5:42 PM EDTTornado9 WNW KEY WEST
Record
  • May 16, 2022, 5:42 PM EDT. Tornado, 9 WNW KEY WEST. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:b86320af2936b188a63a6370e40695c374b7bf6e48b1856c2211e1a9bca83b39.
May 16, 2022, 5:48 PM EDTTornado8 W KEY WEST
Record
  • May 16, 2022, 5:48 PM EDT. Tornado, 8 W KEY WEST. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:cb8a6a6dddd7bed9e6d913f505770a7882c6498d9716cc9465c4354f354ad6d5.
May 16, 2022, 6:54 PM EDTTornado6 W BIG COPPITT KEY
Record
  • May 16, 2022, 6:54 PM EDT. Tornado, 6 W BIG COPPITT KEY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3941156cb284bff86c27d0d4d5293b59c6bd30dc1b4e072e37c32498d7dfe524.
How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

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