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 1987
January 4 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| January 4 | 10:10 AM EST | F0 | Lee | 2.5 | 30 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| January 4 | 11:49 AM EST | F0 | Palm Beach | 1.0 | 30 | | 1 | $500 to $5,000 |
| January 4 | 1:45 PM EST | F0 | Broward | 1.0 | 30 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
January 22 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| January 22 | 5:35 AM EST | F0 | Pasco | 1.0 | 30 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| January 22 | 6:10 AM EST | F0 | Pasco | 1.0 | 30 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
March 7 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| March 7 | 8:00 AM EST | F0 | Saint Lucie | 1.0 | 30 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| March 7 | 3:00 PM EST | F0 | Flagler | 1.0 | 30 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
March 29 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| March 29 | 10:30 AM EST | F0 | Pasco | 0.5 | 20 | | | |
April 3 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 3 | 8:30 AM EST | F0 | Franklin | 1.0 | 30 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| April 3 | 10:15 AM EST | F0 | Madison | 1.0 | 30 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
April 15 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 15 | 10:15 AM EDT | F2 | Lake | 3.0 | 100 | 1 | 7 | $500,000 to $5 million |
| April 15 | 10:20 AM EDT | F2 | Sumter | 12.0 | 250 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
May 1 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 1 | 3:07 PM CDT | F0 | Santa Rosa | 1.0 | 30 | | | |
May 5 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 5 | 6:35 PM EDT | F0 | DeSoto | 1.0 | 30 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
May 7 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 7 | 7:00 PM EDT | F0 | Pasco | 1.0 | 30 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
May 12 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 12 | 6:40 PM EDT | F0 | Charlotte | 1.0 | 30 | | | |
May 13 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 13 | 5:30 PM EDT | F1 | Lee | 1.0 | 30 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
June 18 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 18 | 9:00 PM EDT | F0 | Pinellas | 1.0 | 30 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
June 21 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 21 | 6:37 PM EDT | F0 | Duval | 1.0 | 30 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
June 22 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 22 | 8:10 PM EDT | F0 | Polk | 0.2 | 30 | | | |
June 25 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 25 | 4:44 PM EDT | F0 | Saint Lucie | 1.0 | 30 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| June 25 | 7:30 PM EDT | F0 | Broward | 0.3 | 30 | | | |
June 27 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 27 | 3:25 PM CDT | F0 | | 0.2 | 30 | | | |
June 28 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 28 | 2:00 PM EDT | F0 | Broward | 0.4 | 30 | | | under $50 |
| June 28 | 2:00 PM EDT | F0 | Broward | 0.2 | 30 | | | |
June 29 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 29 | 6:40 PM EDT | F0 | Polk | 2.0 | 30 | | 1 | $500 to $5,000 |
July 6 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 6 | 4:26 PM EDT | F0 | Pinellas | 1.0 | 30 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| July 6 | 6:25 PM EDT | F0 | Hernando | 1.0 | 30 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
July 9 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 9 | 4:29 PM EDT | F0 | Alachua | 0.2 | 10 | | | |
July 12 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 12 | 4:10 PM EDT | F0 | Indian River | 1.0 | 30 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
July 23 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 23 | 5:08 PM EDT | F0 | Bradford | 1.0 | 30 | | | $50 to $500 |
| July 23 | 5:25 PM EDT | F0 | Columbia | 1.0 | 30 | | | $50 to $500 |
July 24 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 24 | 4:00 PM EDT | F0 | Manatee | 1.0 | 30 | | | $50 to $500 |
August 2 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 2 | 5:00 PM CDT | F1 | Santa Rosa | 0.5 | 30 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
August 11 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 11 | 6:30 PM EDT | F0 | Putnam | 0.5 | 30 | | | |
August 19 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 19 | 3:00 PM EDT | F0 | Polk | 0.5 | 30 | | | $50 to $500 |
August 20 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 20 | 12:48 PM EDT | F0 | Brevard | 1.0 | 30 | | | $50 to $500 |
August 21 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 21 | 5:25 PM EDT | F1 | Charlotte | 1.0 | 30 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| August 21 | 5:25 PM EDT | F1 | Sarasota | 2.0 | 30 | | 6 | $50,000 to $500,000 |
September 1 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 1 | 3:40 PM EDT | F1 | Osceola | 1.0 | 30 | | 3 | $50,000 to $500,000 |
September 5 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 5 | 3:30 PM EDT | F0 | Columbia | 1.0 | 30 | | | |
October 11 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| October 11 | 9:15 PM EDT | F1 | Monroe | 0.2 | 10 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
November 17 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| November 17 | 4:02 AM CST | F1 | Washington | 1.0 | 30 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
December 15 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| December 15 | 1:00 PM EST | F0 | Putnam | 1.0 | 30 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| December 15 | 1:50 PM EST | F0 | Flagler | 1.0 | 30 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
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.
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.