Tornadoes · United States · Florida

Tornadoes in Brevard County, Florida

141 tornadoes have crossed Brevard County since 1950, 6th of the 67 counties in Florida with a tornado on record, an average of 1.9 a year. They have killed 1 person and injured 144. None was rated F4 or above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    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.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    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.

  7. 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.

Now

Tornadoes
141
Deaths
1
Injuries
144
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, June 19, 1972

The deadliest in Brevard County

  1. F2, Brevard County, FloridaNovember 15, 19941 killed, 40 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Brevard County, FloridaJune 19, 1972F3, 4.9 mi (8 km)
  2. F3, Brevard County, FloridaJune 19, 1972F3, 3.8 mi (6 km)
  3. F3, Brevard County, FloridaMarch 5, 1970F3, 1.9 mi (3 km)
  4. F2, Osceola and Brevard counties, FloridaMarch 24, 1983F2, 18.0 mi (29 km)
  5. F2, Brevard County, FloridaJanuary 28, 1973F2, 5.1 mi (8 km)
  6. F2, Brevard County, FloridaMarch 7, 1983F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  7. F2, Brevard County, FloridaAugust 4, 1971F2, 4.1 mi (7 km)
  8. F2, Brevard County, FloridaNovember 15, 1994F2, 2.5 mi (4 km)
  9. F2, Brevard County, FloridaSeptember 3, 1979F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  10. F2, Brevard County, FloridaJune 18, 1972F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 56 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Brevard County. Each year links to every tornado in Florida that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF0
20242EF1
20232EF1
20221EF0
20211EF0
20201EF0
20191EF0
20181EF0
20179EF2
20161EF0
20141EF0
20132EF0
20121EF0
201032EF0
20091EF0
200832EF1
200551F2
20044F1
20031F0
200151F1
19992F0
199873F1
19972F0
1996518F1
199542F1
19942140F2
19932F0
19923F1
19912F0
19901F1
198961F0
19871F0
198614F1
19851F0
19835F2
19822F0
19812F1
19801F0
197966F2
19781F0
19773F0
19761F0
197541F1
19732F2
1972535F3
19714F2
197027F3
196872F2
19671F1
19661F0
1964218F2
19632F2
195911F2
19582F1
19541F0
19531F1

Every tornado that crossed Brevard County

141 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
September 7, 20252:36 PM EDTEF0Brevard0.350$10,000
October 9, 20245:53 PM EDTEF1Brevard5.2250$2.0 million
June 27, 20245:56 PM EDTEF0Brevard1.175
June 7, 20235:19 PM EDTEF1Brevard1.0300
April 16, 20235:36 PM EDTEF0Brevard0.5100$425,000
September 28, 20223:32 PM EDTEF0Brevard3.0100
June 12, 20215:08 PM EDTEF0Brevard2.130$5,000
August 16, 20204:48 PM EDTEF0Brevard0.415
October 19, 20192:50 PM EDTEF0Brevard0.110
May 14, 201810:35 AM EDTEF0Brevard0.150$500
September 10, 20179:48 PM EDTEF1Brevard3.460
September 10, 20179:14 PM EDTEF1Brevard0.360
September 10, 20179:04 PM EDTEF1Brevard1.250
September 10, 20176:00 PM EDTEF1Brevard0.560
September 10, 20175:48 PM EDTEF2Brevard1.6125
September 10, 201711:24 AM EDTEF1Brevard1.275
September 10, 201711:00 AM EDTEF1Brevard1.375
September 10, 20179:19 AM EDTEF0Brevard0.250
August 18, 20176:29 PM EDTEF0Brevard0.415$8,000
September 13, 20161:51 PM EDTEF0Brevard3.5250$40,000
July 6, 20142:42 PM EDTEF0Brevard0.135$50,000
April 14, 20139:11 PM EDTEF0Brevard0.6100
April 14, 20138:42 PM EDTEF0Brevard0.3100
June 24, 201211:37 PM EDTEF0Brevard1.225
March 28, 20106:00 PM EDTEF0Brevard2.3200$5,000
January 22, 20107:38 AM ESTEF0Brevard7.32651$1.0 million
January 22, 20107:38 AM ESTEF0Brevard7.32651$1.0 million
April 14, 200911:01 AM EDTEF0Brevard0.230
November 30, 20083:35 PM ESTEF0Brevard0.230$576,000
August 19, 20081:45 PM EDTEF1Brevard0.3302$420,000
February 12, 20082:45 PM ESTEF0Brevard0.130$200,000
October 24, 20057:50 AM EDTF1Brevard0.230$150,000
October 24, 20057:40 AM EDTF0Brevard0.120$10,000
October 24, 20057:35 AM EDTF2Brevard0.340$150,000
October 23, 20059:30 PM EDTF0Brevard3.040$50,000
February 27, 20053:45 PM ESTF1Brevard3.0501$600,000
October 20, 20046:00 PM EDTF1Brevard0.740$150,000
September 26, 20042:51 AM EDTF1Brevard0.550$350,000
September 26, 20042:30 AM EDTF1Brevard0.320
August 4, 20041:50 PM EDTF0Brevard2.030
August 6, 20032:20 PM EDTF0Brevard1.030
October 25, 20014:55 PM EDTF0Brevard0.3401$70,000
September 14, 20018:48 AM EDTF1Brevard1.850$450,000
September 14, 20017:59 AM EDTF1Brevard0.230
September 14, 20017:55 AM EDTF0Brevard0.230$50,000
June 24, 20012:30 PM EDTF0Brevard0.230
May 30, 19997:30 AM EDTF0Brevard0.130$40,000
May 12, 19996:40 PM EDTF0Brevard0.130
September 2, 19988:40 PM EDTF1Brevard2.0301$6.0 million
August 19, 199810:35 AM EDTF0Brevard1.040
February 23, 19982:30 AM ESTF1Brevard1.080$1.0 million
February 23, 19981:38 AM ESTF1Brevard1.0100$500,000
February 22, 19985:20 PM ESTF1Brevard1.050$200,000
February 17, 19987:30 AM ESTF0Brevard0.4402$500,000
February 17, 19987:10 AM ESTF1Brevard1.040$500,000
November 13, 19973:43 PM ESTF0Brevard8.050$10,000
July 23, 19972:45 PM EDTF0Brevard0.150
August 14, 19964:33 PM EDTF0Brevard0.120
August 13, 19965:50 PM EDTF0Brevard0.220$10,000
August 13, 19965:35 PM EDTF0Brevard0.250$100,000
March 30, 19968:46 PM ESTF1Brevard7.04018$500,000
January 1, 199612:25 PM ESTF0Brevard0.535$40,000
August 2, 19952:00 PM EDTF0Brevard0.123$5,000 to $50,000
August 2, 19951:45 PM EDTF1Brevard0.5401$50,000 to $500,000
August 2, 199512:55 PM EDTF0Brevard0.123
June 26, 19953:50 PM EDTF0Brevard0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
November 15, 19946:53 PM ESTF2Brevard2.550140$5 million to $50 million
October 28, 19948:50 AM EDTF0Brevard0.120$500 to $5,000
August 25, 199310:20 AM EDTF0Brevard0.110$500 to $5,000
June 24, 19937:35 PM EDTF0Brevard1.030$5,000 to $50,000
June 10, 19922:08 PM EDTF0Brevard0.230
May 28, 199210:55 AM EDTF0Brevard0.240
February 5, 19928:25 PM ESTF1Brevard1.060$50,000 to $500,000
June 14, 199110:50 AM EDTF0Brevard0.110
April 9, 19918:15 PM EDTF0Brevard0.110
June 24, 19905:55 PM EDTF1Brevard4.030$50,000 to $500,000
July 19, 19895:29 PM EDTF0Brevard0.2101$5,000 to $50,000
May 3, 19897:50 PM EDTF0Brevard0.210
May 1, 19893:00 PM EDTF0Brevard0.210$500,000 to $5 million
March 31, 198911:25 AM ESTF0Brevard0.223
March 31, 198910:40 AM ESTF0Brevard0.223
January 22, 19892:00 AM ESTF0Brevard0.530$500 to $5,000
August 20, 198712:48 PM EDTF0Brevard1.030$50 to $500
October 29, 19869:49 AM ESTF1Brevard1.5304$5,000 to $50,000
July 22, 19851:50 PM EDTF0Brevard0.510$500 to $5,000
August 7, 19833:00 PM EDTF0Brevard0.230under $50
March 24, 19836:50 AM ESTF1Osceola21.080$50,000 to $500,000
March 24, 19836:10 AM ESTF2Osceola18.090$5 million to $50 million
March 7, 19833:45 PM ESTF2Brevard5.060$50,000 to $500,000
February 2, 198310:48 AM ESTF1Brevard0.430$5,000 to $50,000
June 17, 198210:35 AM EDTF0Brevard0.210$500 to $5,000
April 22, 19829:30 PM ESTF0Brevard0.520$5,000 to $50,000
August 20, 19812:35 PM EDTF1Brevard0.130$5,000 to $50,000
May 1, 19816:45 PM EDTF1Brevard2.0100$5,000 to $50,000
July 26, 19805:15 PM EDTF0Brevard0.120
September 3, 19797:00 PM EDTF0Brevard0.130$5,000 to $50,000
September 3, 19793:25 PM EDTF0Brevard0.230$50,000 to $500,000
September 3, 19791:20 PM EDTF2Brevard2.040$500,000 to $5 million
July 9, 19799:05 PM EDTF2Brevard0.5506$500,000 to $5 million
January 21, 19793:10 AM ESTF1Brevard0.120$5,000 to $50,000
January 12, 19795:20 PM ESTF1Brevard0.320$5,000 to $50,000
January 13, 19781:39 PM ESTF0Brevard2.020$5,000 to $50,000
October 30, 197710:45 PM ESTF0Brevard0.113$50 to $500
August 1, 19774:25 PM EDTF0Brevard0.120$500 to $5,000
May 27, 19773:00 PM EDTF0Brevard0.120
August 3, 19764:40 PM EDTF0Brevard0.120$500 to $5,000
August 20, 19756:00 PM EDTF1Brevard0.120$500 to $5,000
July 11, 19751:30 PM EDTF0Brevard0.120$500 to $5,000
July 10, 19754:45 PM EDTF1Brevard5.970$50,000 to $500,000
April 11, 19754:20 PM EDTF1Brevard0.5331$5,000 to $50,000
March 17, 19735:00 AM ESTF1Brevard0.320$500 to $5,000
January 28, 19731:30 PM ESTF2Brevard5.150$5,000 to $50,000
June 19, 19724:00 AM EDTF3Brevard3.810023$500,000 to $5 million
June 19, 19723:35 AM EDTF3Brevard4.9100$500,000 to $5 million
June 18, 19727:46 PM EDTF2Brevard2.010011$50,000 to $500,000
March 31, 19726:36 AM ESTF2Brevard2.050$5,000 to $50,000
March 31, 19726:30 AM ESTF2Brevard1.01001$50,000 to $500,000
September 10, 19717:30 PM EDTF1Brevard0.320
August 27, 19717:00 PM EDTF1Brevard0.350under $50
August 4, 19716:57 PM EDTF1Brevard4.127$500 to $5,000
August 4, 19716:45 PM EDTF2Brevard4.177$5,000 to $50,000
March 5, 197012:32 PM ESTF3Brevard1.93337$500,000 to $5 million
February 3, 19709:45 AM ESTF1Brevard0.110$500 to $5,000
November 9, 19684:20 PM GMT-5F1Brevard0.3200$5,000 to $50,000
September 12, 19684:57 PM GMT-4F2Brevard1.5101$5,000 to $50,000
July 9, 19683:30 PM GMT-4F1Brevard0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
June 19, 19681:45 PM GMT-4F1Brevard0.110$500 to $5,000
June 4, 196810:10 AM GMT-4F0Brevard0.117
June 4, 19686:30 AM GMT-4F1Brevard0.310$500 to $5,000
May 28, 19682:40 PM GMT-4F0Brevard0.110
August 8, 19674:00 PM GMT-4F1Brevard0.110$500 to $5,000
September 7, 19669:40 PM GMT-4F0Brevard0.110
October 14, 19649:20 PM GMT-4F2Brevard0.11017$50,000 to $500,000
August 27, 19648:00 PM GMT-4F1Brevard0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
July 11, 19638:30 PM GMT-4F2Brevard0.110$500 to $5,000
February 19, 19639:25 AM GMT-5F1Brevard0.110$50 to $500
April 2, 19598:15 AM GMT-5F2Brevard1.01001$5,000 to $50,000
June 27, 19585:30 PM GMT-4F0Brevard0.110under $50
January 21, 19581:40 PM GMT-5F1Brevard0.110under $50
September 22, 19544:30 PM GMT-4F0Brevard0.183under $50
September 22, 19532:00 PM GMT-4F1Brevard1.0200under $50

Nearby

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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.