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1975 tornadoes in Florida

97 tornadoes touched down in Florida in 1975, 96 percent above the average of the record for the state. They killed 2 people and injured 94.

1974 1976 The whole country in 1975

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

F040 to 72 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
F173 to 112 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
F2113 to 157 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
F3158 to 206 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
F4207 to 260 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
F5261 to 318 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Every tornado in Florida in 1975

January 8 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
January 8	1:44 PM EST	F0	Wakulla	0.1	10

January 10 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
January 10	5:55 PM CST	F1	Okaloosa	1.0	50		7	$50,000 to $500,000
January 10	7:30 PM CST	F0	Holmes	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000

January 12 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
January 12	10:15 AM CST	F1	Washington	53.0	50		12	$5,000 to $50,000
January 12	10:20 AM CST	F2	Bay to GA	168.5	100	1	33	$500,000 to $5 million

January 25 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
January 25	12:00 PM EST	F1	Suwannee	19.8	10			$5,000 to $50,000
January 25	2:49 PM EST	F0	Alachua	0.3	10

February 6 4 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
February 6	12:25 PM EST	F2	Lafayette	22.9	100	4	$500,000 to $5 million
February 6	1:30 PM EST	F1	Bradford	20.7	100	1	$50,000 to $500,000
February 6	3:40 PM EST	F1	Citrus	54.9	50	5	$50,000 to $500,000
February 6	9:00 PM EST	F0	Collier	0.1	20		$5,000 to $50,000

February 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
February 11	1:30 AM EST	F0	Palm Beach	0.2	27			$500 to $5,000

February 12 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
February 12	11:45 AM EST	F0	Columbia	0.1	10			$5,000 to $50,000
February 12	5:05 PM EST	F1	Pasco	0.3	17			$5,000 to $50,000

February 17 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
February 17	9:30 AM CST	F1	Holmes	0.1	10	$5,000 to $50,000
February 17	10:30 AM CST	F1	Jackson	5.4	100	$50,000 to $500,000
February 17	3:00 PM EST	F0	Gadsden	0.5	10	$500 to $5,000

March 13 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 13	8:25 PM CDT	F0	Santa Rosa	0.2	10
March 13	8:35 PM CDT	F1	Okaloosa to AL	18.5	880			$50,000 to $500,000

March 18 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
March 18	8:00 PM EDT	F1	Taylor	0.2	10	1	$500 to $5,000
March 18	9:40 PM EDT	F2	Saint Johns	1.0	100		$50,000 to $500,000
March 18	10:30 PM EDT	F1	Hernando	0.5	200		$500 to $5,000

March 19 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 19	10:30 AM EDT	F1	Glades	0.2	10			$5,000 to $50,000
March 19	12:40 PM EDT	F0	Palm Beach	1.0	33			$500 to $5,000

March 25 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 25	4:00 AM EDT	F0	Clay	0.2	10			$5,000 to $50,000

April 9 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 9	11:00 PM CDT	F1	Jackson	0.5	100			$500,000 to $5 million

April 11 5 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
April 11	10:30 AM EDT	F1	Putnam	0.5	50		$5,000 to $50,000
April 11	11:45 AM EDT	F1	Marion	2.0	50		$50,000 to $500,000
April 11	12:00 PM EDT	F0	Volusia	0.5	100		$500 to $5,000
April 11	12:30 PM EDT	F1	Lake	0.5	50		$50,000 to $500,000
April 11	4:20 PM EDT	F1	Brevard	0.5	33	1	$5,000 to $50,000

April 14 4 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
April 14	1:30 PM CDT	F1	Escambia	1.0	50	$5,000 to $50,000
April 14	2:40 PM CDT	F0	Walton	0.1	23	$50 to $500
April 14	5:26 PM EDT	F0	Polk	0.1	23
April 14	6:10 PM EDT	F0	Volusia	0.1	23	$50 to $500

April 15 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 15	7:15 AM EDT	F0	Osceola	0.1	23			$50 to $500
April 15	10:50 AM EDT	F0	Osceola	0.1	23

April 27 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 27	4:30 PM EDT	F0	Lee	0.1	23

May 2 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 2	6:50 PM EDT	F1	Marion	0.5	50			$5,000 to $50,000

May 3 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 3	5:45 PM CDT	F1	Escambia	3.3	50			$5,000 to $50,000

May 9 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 9	2:55 PM EDT	F1	Polk	2.5	50			$5,000 to $50,000

May 14 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 14	8:50 PM EDT	F1	Osceola	14.3	70			$5,000 to $50,000

May 15 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 15	5:30 AM CDT	F1	Okaloosa	0.5	50			$5,000 to $50,000
May 15	4:00 PM EDT	F0	Volusia	0.2	50			$5,000 to $50,000

May 16 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 16	3:30 PM EDT	F1	Polk	7.3	50			$5,000 to $50,000

May 26 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 26	10:00 PM EDT	F1	Pinellas	0.5	50			$5,000 to $50,000

May 27 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 27	6:30 PM EDT	F0	Hillsborough	9.2	70			$5,000 to $50,000

June 1 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 1	6:00 PM EDT	F1	Highlands	0.5	30			$5,000 to $50,000

June 2 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 2	11:30 AM EDT	F1	Marion	6.4	50			$500 to $5,000

June 3 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 3	2:20 PM EDT	F0	Palm Beach	0.1	10
June 3	5:30 PM EDT	F1	Hillsborough	0.5	30			$500 to $5,000

June 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 11	7:30 PM EDT	F1	Seminole	0.5	30			$500 to $5,000

June 14 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 14	5:00 PM EDT	F1	Jefferson	10.0	50			$5,000 to $50,000

June 28 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 28	4:12 PM EDT	F1	Saint Lucie	0.5	50
June 28	5:15 PM EDT	F1	Saint Lucie	0.5	50

June 29 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 29	5:15 PM EDT	F0	Palm Beach	0.5	50

June 30 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 30	7:30 PM EDT	F0	Lee	0.5	20

July 4 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 4	2:14 PM CDT	F1		1.0	30		1	$5,000 to $50,000

July 5 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 5	6:15 PM EDT	F0	Duval	0.1	20			$500 to $5,000

July 7 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 7	1:57 PM CDT	F0	Calhoun	0.1	30			$5,000 to $50,000

July 10 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 10	4:45 PM EDT	F1	Brevard	5.9	70			$50,000 to $500,000

July 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 11	1:30 PM EDT	F0	Brevard	0.1	20			$500 to $5,000

July 17 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 17	4:50 PM EDT	F0	Suwannee	0.1	30

July 29 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 29	3:10 PM EDT	F0	Hillsborough	0.1	30

July 31 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 31	2:20 AM CDT	F0	Escambia	2.0	50			$5,000 to $50,000

August 3 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 3	11:00 AM EDT	F0	Manatee	2.0	50

August 4 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 4	6:00 PM EDT	F1	DeSoto	0.1	30			$5,000 to $50,000

August 6 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 6	8:00 PM EDT	F1	Orange	0.1	20			$5,000 to $50,000

August 8 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 8	5:45 PM EDT	F1	Columbia	0.1	20		2	$500 to $5,000
August 8	6:00 PM EDT	F1	Hillsborough	0.1	30			$5,000 to $50,000

August 9 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 9	4:00 PM EDT	F0	Volusia	0.1	20			$500 to $5,000

August 11 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 11	10:00 PM EDT	F1	Saint Lucie	0.1	30		1	$5,000 to $50,000

August 12 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 12	5:20 PM EDT	F0	Saint Lucie	0.1	20			$500 to $5,000

August 17 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 17	1:20 PM EDT	F0	Pinellas	0.1	20			$500 to $5,000

August 20 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 20	5:00 PM EDT	F1	Columbia	0.1	40			$5,000 to $50,000
August 20	6:00 PM EDT	F1	Brevard	0.1	20			$500 to $5,000

August 26 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 26	6:15 PM EDT	F1	Sarasota	0.1	30			$5,000 to $50,000
August 26	8:48 PM CDT	F0		2.0	30			$5,000 to $50,000

September 3 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 3	5:45 PM EDT	F1	Hillsborough	0.5	30			$5,000 to $50,000

September 11 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 11	5:00 PM EDT	F0	Pasco	0.1	20			$500 to $5,000
September 11	8:00 PM EDT	F0	Pinellas	0.1	30			$500 to $5,000

September 18 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 18	7:08 PM EDT	F0	Seminole	0.1	30

September 21 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 21	4:56 PM EDT	F0	Lee	0.1	20

September 22 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
September 22	11:08 PM CDT	F1	Bay	0.1	30			$5,000 to $50,000

September 23 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
September 23	6:10 AM CDT	F0	Bay	0.1	30
September 23	6:30 AM CDT	F1	Okaloosa	0.1	30	$5,000 to $50,000
September 23	9:30 AM CDT	F1	Washington	0.1	30	$5,000 to $50,000

October 16 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
October 16	7:45 PM CDT	F1	Santa Rosa	0.1	20			$500 to $5,000
October 16	11:40 PM CDT	F1	Bay	0.1	40			$50,000 to $500,000

November 9 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
November 9	1:15 PM CST	F1	Escambia	1.0	20			$5,000 to $50,000

November 12 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
November 12	8:30 AM CST	F0	Bay	0.1	20			$5,000 to $50,000
November 12	10:00 AM CST	F1	Walton	26.7	33			$50,000 to $500,000

December 25 2 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
December 25	11:00 AM CST	F0	Escambia	11.8	27			$5,000 to $50,000
December 25	12:40 PM CST	F1	Okaloosa	5.6	33			$5,000 to $50,000

December 31 3 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
December 31	11:00 AM EST	F0	Citrus	0.5	10			$500 to $5,000
December 31	11:30 AM EST	F3	Marion	2.0	200	1	26	$500,000 to $5 million
December 31	11:30 AM EST	F0	Marion	0.1	10			$500 to $5,000

Nearby

Every tornado in Florida since 1950 Warnings in force in Florida The live radar over Florida

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.