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Tornado Warnings in Florida, 2012
168 tornado warnings in 2012. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 168
- Busiest month
- June75 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- June 24, 201241 tornado warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 7:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Leon | 22 min |
| Feb 18, 6:17 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 6:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 8:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 32 min |
| Mar 3, 9:16 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty | 44 min |
| Mar 3, 9:57 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon, Liberty | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 10:16 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty | 29 min |
| Mar 3, 10:43 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gadsden | 32 min |
| Mar 30, 4:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 2:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 3:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 11 min |
| May 8, 2:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 18 min |
| May 12, 8:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 16 min |
| May 12, 9:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 30 min |
| May 13, 4:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Washington | 34 min |
| May 13, 5:29 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson, Washington | 31 min |
| May 13, 8:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 33 min |
| May 13, 10:23 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 32 min |
| May 13, 11:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 6 min |
| May 13, 11:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton, Washington | 12 min |
| May 13, 11:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Walton | 14 min |
| May 14, 4:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin | 17 min |
| May 15, 6:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Volusia | 36 min |
| May 15, 6:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Volusia | 23 min |
| May 15, 7:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Volusia | 37 min |
| May 16, 12:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | KEY | Monroe | 24 min |
| May 16, 8:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee | 25 min |
| May 17, 1:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 27 min |
| May 17, 2:34 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin | 41 min |
| May 19, 3:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 43 min |
| May 22, 2:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward | 12 min |
| May 28, 3:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Manatee | 35 min |
| May 28, 9:39 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Duval, Nassau | 22 min |
| May 28, 10:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Duval, Saint Johns | 20 min |
| May 28, 3:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Saint Lucie | 22 min |
| May 29, 4:27 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Citrus, Sumter | 33 min |
| May 29, 2:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Citrus, Levy | 18 min |
| May 29, 3:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Bradford, Union | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 2:42 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade, Monroe | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 9:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Monroe | 13 min |
| Jun 1, 3:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Highlands | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 4:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Miami-Dade | 20 min |
| Jun 1, 5:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Okeechobee | 56 min |
| Jun 1, 5:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Saint Lucie | 61 min |
| Jun 4, 7:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | KEY | Monroe | 23 min |
| Jun 6, 5:42 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 7:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River | 9 min |
| Jun 9, 12:22 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Lee | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 1:00 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Lee | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 1:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 3:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 17 min |
| Jun 23, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 4:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 4:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 5:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Hendry | 65 min |
| Jun 23, 6:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 67 min |
| Jun 24, 8:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Charlotte, Lee | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 10:00 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 10:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Polk | 22 min |
| Jun 24, 11:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 11:27 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 11:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 11:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 11:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 12:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 12:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades | 23 min |
| Jun 24, 12:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 12:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Highlands | 41 min |
| Jun 24, 12:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 25 min |
| Jun 24, 12:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Glades, Hendry | 53 min |
| Jun 24, 12:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 12:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 12:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 12:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 1:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 1:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 24 min |
| Jun 24, 1:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 27 min |
| Jun 24, 1:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 1:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 43 min |
| Jun 24, 1:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades | 25 min |
| Jun 24, 2:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Highlands | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 2:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 2:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 47 min |
| Jun 24, 3:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 3:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Highlands | 40 min |
| Jun 24, 3:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 62 min |
| Jun 24, 3:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco, Pinellas | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 3:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Highlands | 63 min |
| Jun 24, 4:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 4:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pasco, Pinellas | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 5:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Highlands | 25 min |
| Jun 24, 5:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 6:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 26 min |
| Jun 24, 7:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Polk | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 7:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 7:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Polk | 27 min |
| Jun 24, 8:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Polk | 40 min |
| Jun 24, 8:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Pinellas | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 8:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 9:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Okeechobee, Osceola | 50 min |
| Jun 24, 10:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Osceola | 39 min |
| Jun 24, 11:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard, Orange | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 3:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 5 min |
| Jun 25, 3:50 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco | 25 min |
| Jun 25, 4:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Taylor | 24 min |
| Jun 25, 8:05 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Duval, Nassau | 20 min |
| Jun 25, 8:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Nassau | 38 min |
| Jun 25, 10:06 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Highlands, Polk | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 10:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Osceola | 24 min |
| Jun 25, 12:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 44 min |
| Jun 25, 7:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 10:23 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Highlands | 10 min |
| Jul 12, 3:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 17 min |
| Jul 29, 6:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Wakulla | 19 min |
| Aug 17, 2:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Brevard | 15 min |
| Aug 26, 9:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 22 min |
| Aug 26, 9:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MFL | Broward, Miami-Dade | 7 min |
| Aug 26, 10:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 10:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 21 min |
| Aug 27, 12:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Okeechobee | 28 min |
| Aug 27, 10:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Orange, Seminole | 29 min |
| Aug 27, 11:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Martin, Saint Lucie | 51 min |
| Aug 27, 12:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie | 35 min |
| Aug 27, 1:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 38 min |
| Aug 27, 1:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk | 26 min |
| Aug 27, 7:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pasco | 37 min |
| Aug 28, 5:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 30 min |
| Aug 28, 6:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 51 min |
| Aug 29, 5:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 31 min |
| Aug 29, 6:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 24 min |
| Aug 29, 6:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 36 min |
| Aug 30, 2:49 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 26 min |
| Aug 30, 2:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 31 min |
| Aug 30, 3:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 29 min |
| Aug 30, 4:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 37 min |
| Aug 30, 5:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 23 min |
| Aug 30, 5:32 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 28 min |
| Aug 30, 5:37 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 43 min |
| Aug 30, 7:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Washington | 28 min |
| Aug 30, 10:28 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 32 min |
| Oct 18, 11:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 17 min |
| Dec 10, 11:37 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 38 min |
| Dec 10, 12:07 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 38 min |
| Dec 10, 4:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Lake, Orange, Seminole | 47 min |
| Dec 10, 4:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Seminole, Volusia | 47 min |
| Dec 10, 4:42 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Indian River, Saint Lucie | 48 min |
| Dec 10, 4:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Seminole, Volusia | 46 min |
| Dec 10, 5:02 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Volusia | 43 min |
| Dec 10, 5:09 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MLB | Seminole, Volusia | 21 min |
| Dec 10, 5:36 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Flagler, Putnam | 39 min |
| Dec 10, 7:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hillsborough, Pinellas | 20 min |
| Dec 20, 8:52 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 53 min |
| Dec 20, 9:27 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 63 min |
| Dec 20, 9:29 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 46 min |
| Dec 20, 9:41 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 64 min |
| Dec 20, 10:00 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 60 min |
| Dec 20, 10:11 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 25 min |
| Dec 20, 10:25 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa | 55 min |
| Dec 20, 10:43 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 62 min |
| Dec 20, 2:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay, Gulf | 29 min |
| Dec 20, 5:22 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Taylor | 23 min |
| Dec 20, 6:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Hamilton, Suwannee | 23 min |
| Dec 25, 3:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 46 min |
| Dec 25, 5:49 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 26 min |
| Dec 25, 6:07 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Walton | 38 min |
| Dec 25, 8:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay | 34 min |
| Dec 25, 10:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Bay | 18 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Walton County14
- Collier County14
- Hendry County12
- Escambia County10
- Okaloosa County10
- Saint Lucie County10
- Glades County10
- Hillsborough County10
- Pasco County10
- Santa Rosa County9
- Palm Beach County8
- Martin County8
- Manatee County8
- Highlands County8
- Volusia County7
- Hardee County7
- Polk County7
- Jackson County6
- Bay County6
- Pinellas County6
- Brevard County5
- Seminole County5
- Gadsden County4
- Miami-Dade County4
- Washington County4
- Monroe County4
- Okeechobee County4
- Indian River County4
- Hernando County4
- Leon County3
- Liberty County3
- DeSoto County3
- Duval County3
- Nassau County3
- Lee County3
- Sarasota County3
- Osceola County3
- Orange County3
- Broward County2
- Citrus County2
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.