Tornado in Florida
Every tornado event the National Weather Service has filed in Florida, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
The most significant on the map
The most significant tornado episodes in Florida.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 3,820
- Deaths
- 207
- Injuries
- 3,448
- Damage
- $4.3 billion
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, February 22 to 23, 1998The first tornado in a major tornado outbreak set down along Route 92 about 5 miles southwest of Daytona Beach.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, April 4, 1966
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 9 to 14, 2017Major Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida on Marco Island as a Category 3 hurricane around 330 PM EDT on September 10th. The storm traveled north through southwest Florida through the evening.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, March 12 to 13, 1993Tornadoes, Thunderstorm Winds, Hail, Storm Surge, Flooding, Beach Erosion, SnowThe "Storm Of The Century" roared across Florida producing a variety of severe and unusual weather conditions for a period of about 18 hours from late Friday the 12th through late afternoon Saturday…
- Tornadoes in Florida, February 2, 2007A series of powerful tornadoes swept across Sumter, Lake and Volusia counties during the early morning hours of February 2, 2007.
- Tornadoes in Florida, March 31, 1962
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, October 9 to 10, 2024Hurricane Milton moved ashore the west-central Florida coast as a category 3 hurricane on Oct 9 around 1930EST.
- Hurricane and Tornado in Florida, September 27 to 30, 2022After making landfall as a major hurricane in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa, Ian crossed the peninsula and into east central Florida (southern Osceola County) as a Category 1 Hurricane with estimated maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 8 to 30, 2017Monetary losses do not include insured losses. Fatalities are preliminary until the Florida Medical Examiner releases the official information. This document will be updated once released.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in Florida, September 27 to 30, 2022A tropical depression formed in the central Caribbean Sea on September 23rd, then was upgraded to Tropical Storm Ian at 11 PM on September 23rd. Ian moved westward, then turned northwest on September 25th, passing just west of Jamaica and near the Cayman Islands.
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, September 10 to 11, 2017Hurricane Irma moved northward over the far western Florida peninsula between the afternoon of September 10 and the morning of September 11 at Category 1-2 strength.
- Tornadoes in Florida, June 18, 1972As Hurricane Agnes moved northward, approximately 200 miles west of the Florida peninsula, numerous tornadoes occurred across south and central Florida, many of which were strong (F2 and F3), resulting in numerous casualties and considerable property damage.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 4, 1978
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, October 3, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 13, 1993A thunderstorm gust to 74 mph was recorded.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, December 10, 1967
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, June 24 to 30, 2012Tropical Storm Debby lingered for several days over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico and caused high winds and heavy rain before making landfall near Steinhatchee, FL on the 26th.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, February 7, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, April 19, 1988
- Tornadoes in Florida, March 17, 1985
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, August 21 to 23, 2008Tropical Storm Fay moved slowly north out of Caribbean Sea, then cut across south and central Florida into the Atlantic Ocean. Fay then slowly curved west and made landfall in the vicinity for Flagler Beach and Daytona Beach on Aug 21st.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, June 17, 1959
- Tornado in Florida, September 15, 2004The supercell thunderstorm which spawned tornadoes in Franklin and Liberty counties, produced a strong F2 tornado, which touched down just southeast of Van Lierop Road, a few miles east of Highway 69.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 8, 1979
- Tornadoes in Florida, April 9, 1983
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.