Tornadoes · United States · Florida

Tornadoes in Charlotte County, Florida

66 tornadoes have crossed Charlotte County since 1950, 22nd of the 67 counties in Florida with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.2 years. They have killed 2 people and injured 7. 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
66
Deaths
2
Injuries
7
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F2, July 30, 1968

The deadliest in Charlotte County

  1. F2, Charlotte County, FloridaJuly 30, 19682 killed

The strongest

  1. F2, Charlotte County, FloridaJune 21, 2006F2, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  2. F2, Charlotte County, FloridaApril 4, 1993F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  3. F2, Charlotte County, FloridaNovember 10, 1963F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  4. F2, Charlotte County, FloridaJuly 30, 1968F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 34 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Charlotte County. Each year links to every tornado in Florida that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20243EF1
20231EF1
20224EF1
20181EF0
20172EF1
201621EF1
20152EF0
20121EF1
20071EF0
200623F2
20051F0
20042F1
20031F0
20023F0
20016F0
20001F0
19991F0
19983F0
19972F0
19961F0
19952F0
19942F0
199321F2
19923F0
19911F0
19901F0
19891F0
19883F1
19872F1
19802F1
19783F1
19741F0
196822F2
196312F2

Every tornado that crossed Charlotte County

66 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
October 9, 20241:10 PM EDTEF0Charlotte0.150$5,000
October 9, 202412:54 PM EDTEF0Charlotte0.525$25,000
October 9, 202412:41 PM EDTEF1Charlotte2.2450$30,000
April 30, 20236:34 AM EDTEF1Charlotte4.650$50,000
August 8, 20225:00 PM EDTUnratedCharlotte0.125
June 11, 20222:38 AM EDTEF0Charlotte0.125
January 16, 20227:15 AM ESTEF1Charlotte0.550$150,000
January 16, 20226:37 AM ESTEF1Charlotte1.050$500,000
December 20, 201812:28 PM ESTEF0Charlotte1.0100$30,000
March 13, 20179:15 PM EDTEF1Charlotte0.175
March 13, 20178:03 PM EDTEF1Charlotte0.2100
February 24, 20161:22 PM ESTEF1Charlotte2.71001$1.6 million
February 24, 20161:15 PM ESTEF0Charlotte0.250$50,000
June 22, 20157:14 PM EDTEF0Charlotte0.615
January 24, 20153:45 AM ESTEF0Charlotte2.550$10,000
January 27, 20125:35 AM ESTEF1Charlotte0.820$30,000
August 11, 20075:40 PM EDTEF0Charlotte0.350$3,000
June 21, 20067:27 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.530$30,000
June 21, 20067:17 PM EDTF2Charlotte3.0703$500,000
July 15, 20057:51 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.240
August 13, 20044:15 PM EDTF1Charlotte2.550
April 12, 20047:05 AM EDTF0Charlotte0.320$30,000
June 29, 200311:52 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.7100$50,000
July 13, 200211:30 AM EDTF0Charlotte0.540
June 11, 20026:00 PM EDTF0Charlotte1.040
June 10, 20025:40 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.320$10,000
September 14, 20014:41 AM EDTF0Charlotte15.55$40,000
September 14, 20014:21 AM EDTF0Lee19.25$30,000
July 26, 20019:20 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.110$3,000
July 10, 20016:42 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.15$10,000
June 26, 20014:02 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.15$10,000
June 20, 20013:45 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.15$10,000
September 17, 20005:43 AM EDTF0Charlotte18.00$140,000
March 14, 19992:15 PM ESTF0Charlotte0.610$50,000
September 25, 19982:25 PM EDTF0Charlotte5.030$1,000
June 30, 19982:05 AM EDTF0Charlotte0.130
January 23, 19988:15 AM ESTF0Charlotte0.640$100,000
July 24, 19975:25 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.210$4,000
April 28, 199712:30 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.610$30,000
December 7, 19966:20 PM ESTF0Charlotte0.610$10,000
November 8, 19958:00 AM ESTF0Charlotte0.350$5,000 to $50,000
June 10, 19958:05 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.150
August 10, 19942:17 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.110$50 to $500
March 2, 19949:08 AM ESTF0Charlotte15.020$50,000 to $500,000
April 4, 19931:40 AM EDTF2Charlotte2.01001$500,000 to $5 million
January 16, 19937:09 AM ESTF0Charlotte0.110
September 16, 19925:00 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.330$50 to $500
July 20, 19922:45 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.110
June 28, 19927:05 AM EDTF0Charlotte0.830$5,000 to $50,000
September 5, 19915:15 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.210$500 to $5,000
February 23, 19908:30 AM ESTF0Charlotte0.210$5,000 to $50,000
September 6, 19896:30 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.210$5,000 to $50,000
September 21, 19885:30 PM EDTF0Charlotte1.030$500 to $5,000
September 5, 19887:25 PM EDTF1Charlotte1.020$5,000 to $50,000
July 27, 19884:00 PM EDTF0Charlotte0.520$50 to $500
August 21, 19875:25 PM EDTF1Charlotte1.030$5,000 to $50,000
May 12, 19876:40 PM EDTF0Charlotte1.030
August 8, 19806:15 PM EDTF1Charlotte1.030$50,000 to $500,000
May 26, 19805:15 AM EDTF1Charlotte4.5100$500,000 to $5 million
August 5, 19786:30 PM EDTF0Lee7.010
March 3, 197812:45 PM ESTF1Charlotte0.120$5,000 to $50,000
January 19, 19785:03 PM ESTF0Charlotte0.310$500 to $5,000
December 16, 19742:45 PM ESTF0Charlotte0.110$500 to $5,000
August 9, 19683:20 PM GMT-4F0Charlotte0.110
July 30, 19687:15 PM GMT-4F2Charlotte0.3272$5,000 to $50,000
November 10, 19638:15 AM GMT-5F2Charlotte1.0272$50,000 to $500,000

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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.