Tornadoes · United States · Florida

Tornadoes in Citrus County, Florida

52 tornadoes have crossed Citrus County since 1950, 26th of the 67 counties in Florida with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.5 years. They have killed 3 people and injured 15. 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
52
Deaths
3
Injuries
15
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, April 9, 1983

The deadliest in Citrus County

  1. F3, Citrus County, FloridaApril 9, 19833 killed, 2 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Citrus County, FloridaApril 9, 1983F3, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  2. EF2, Citrus County, FloridaOctober 12, 2023EF2, 5.6 mi (9 km)
  3. F2, Citrus County, FloridaSeptember 3, 1998F2, 4.5 mi (7 km)
  4. F2, Citrus County, FloridaJune 25, 1988F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 31 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Citrus County. Each year links to every tornado in Florida that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20241Unrated
20231EF2
20201EF0
20121EF1
20101EF0
20091EF0
20051F0
20021F1
200131F0
199832F2
19971F0
19951F0
19942F0
199353F1
19922F0
19912F0
19901F0
19881F2
19861F0
19851F0
198441F1
1983333F3
19823F1
19811F1
19801F1
19792F0
19762F0
197525F1
19741F1
19691F1
19681F1

Every tornado that crossed Citrus County

52 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 16, 20246:02 PM EDTUnratedCitrus0.050$100,000
October 12, 20232:08 AM EDTEF2Citrus5.6300$350,000
April 20, 20209:39 AM EDTEF0Citrus7.335$100,000
June 24, 20129:57 PM EDTEF1Citrus5.0100$90,000
March 11, 20102:23 PM ESTEF0Citrus1.530
June 23, 20094:45 PM EDTEF0Citrus0.550$250,000
July 9, 20052:40 PM EDTF0Citrus0.740
October 15, 20021:55 PM EDTF1Citrus5.0100$500,000
July 27, 20016:35 PM EDTF0Citrus0.510$70,000
March 29, 200110:10 AM ESTF0Citrus2.7201$70,000
March 29, 200110:05 AM ESTF0Citrus10.3100$200,000
September 3, 19986:05 AM EDTF2Citrus4.5502$500,000
September 2, 19984:30 PM EDTF0Citrus0.130
February 16, 19989:35 AM ESTF0Citrus0.130$50,000
April 23, 19979:35 AM EDTF0Citrus1.010$110,000
June 10, 19955:00 PM EDTF0Citrus0.110
July 14, 19943:26 PM EDTF0Citrus0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 15, 19946:30 PM EDTF0Citrus0.110$500 to $5,000
October 30, 199311:19 AM EDTF0Citrus0.110$50 to $500
October 30, 199311:08 AM EDTF0Citrus0.110$50 to $500
August 9, 19935:00 PM EDTF0Citrus0.110$50 to $500
July 11, 19934:40 PM EDTF0Citrus0.440$5,000 to $50,000
March 12, 199311:38 PM ESTF1Citrus0.5303$500,000 to $5 million
November 5, 199210:00 AM ESTF0Citrus0.110
February 5, 19924:16 AM ESTF0Citrus0.210$500 to $5,000
March 3, 19918:58 AM ESTF0Citrus0.530$500 to $5,000
March 3, 19918:20 AM ESTF0Citrus0.420$500 to $5,000
October 11, 19903:30 PM EDTF0Citrus0.520
June 25, 19884:00 PM EDTF2Citrus2.040$5,000 to $50,000
June 28, 19866:00 PM EDTF0Citrus0.530$5,000 to $50,000
September 12, 19854:15 PM EDTF0Citrus0.530$5,000 to $50,000
August 16, 19842:30 PM EDTF1Citrus0.530$50,000 to $500,000
August 16, 19841:45 PM EDTF1Citrus0.530$50,000 to $500,000
July 10, 19845:30 PM EDTF0Citrus0.5301$50,000 to $500,000
April 9, 198412:50 PM ESTF1Citrus0.530$5,000 to $50,000
July 18, 19836:30 PM EDTF0Citrus0.420$50 to $500
April 9, 198312:55 PM ESTF3Citrus10.08032$500,000 to $5 million
February 2, 19834:45 AM ESTF1Citrus2.0301$5,000 to $50,000
July 13, 19827:15 PM EDTF1Citrus0.517$5,000 to $50,000
July 9, 19823:30 PM EDTF0Citrus0.110$500 to $5,000
June 12, 19826:00 PM EDTF0Citrus1.010$500 to $5,000
June 18, 19816:42 PM EDTF1Citrus5.150$5,000 to $50,000
July 25, 19803:30 PM EDTF1Citrus0.120$5,000 to $50,000
August 23, 19793:15 PM EDTF0Citrus0.130$5,000 to $50,000
May 8, 19791:30 PM EDTF0Citrus0.120under $50
July 17, 19765:51 PM EDTF0Citrus0.120$500 to $5,000
May 17, 19762:05 AM EDTF0Citrus0.310$5,000 to $50,000
December 31, 197511:00 AM ESTF0Citrus0.510$500 to $5,000
February 6, 19753:40 PM ESTF1Citrus54.9505$50,000 to $500,000
May 12, 197411:00 AM EDTF1Citrus25.2100$5,000 to $50,000
November 13, 19693:00 PM GMT-5F1Citrus0.110$500 to $5,000
July 2, 19684:00 PM GMT-4F1Citrus0.8400$500 to $5,000

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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.