Tornadoes · United States · Florida

Tornadoes in Collier County, Florida

74 tornadoes have crossed Collier County since 1950, 18th of the 67 counties in Florida with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.0 years. They have killed 2 people and injured 27. 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
74
Deaths
2
Injuries
27
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F2, November 9, 1968

The deadliest in Collier County

  1. F2, Collier and Hendry counties, FloridaNovember 9, 19682 killed, 17 injured

The strongest

  1. F2, Collier and Hendry counties, FloridaNovember 11, 1968F2, 65.4 mi (105 km)
  2. F2, Collier and Broward counties, FloridaMarch 17, 1983F2, 52.5 mi (84 km)
  3. F2, Collier and Hendry counties, FloridaNovember 9, 1968F2, 45.6 mi (73 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 35 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Collier County. Each year links to every tornado in Florida that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20243EF0
20231EF0
202221EF0
20172EF1
20161EF0
20151EF0
201261EF0
20081EF0
20072EF0
20052F1
20044F1
20034F1
20011F0
19992F1
199871F1
19973F0
19961F0
19952F0
199422F0
19933F0
19911F0
19902F0
198342F2
19821F1
19811F0
19801F0
19772F0
19763F1
19751F0
19691F1
19683220F2
19661F0
19651F0
19641F1
19601F1

Every tornado that crossed Collier County

74 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
October 9, 20249:42 AM EDTUnratedCollier13.550
September 25, 20241:55 AM EDTEF0Collier0.125
September 25, 202412:54 AM EDTEF0Collier0.125
August 24, 20234:55 PM EDTEF0Collier0.850$100,000
January 16, 202210:53 AM ESTEF0Collier5.575
January 16, 20229:07 AM ESTEF0Collier15.0751$20,000
November 22, 20174:40 PM ESTEF0Collier0.325
September 9, 201712:20 PM EDTEF1Collier0.350
February 16, 20165:10 AM ESTEF0Collier4.010
September 29, 201510:00 AM EDTEF0Collier0.110
June 24, 201212:25 PM EDTEF0Collier0.120
June 24, 201212:00 PM EDTEF0Collier0.020
June 24, 201211:10 AM EDTEF0Collier16.230
June 23, 20124:00 PM EDTEF0Collier0.1101
June 23, 20123:35 PM EDTEF0Collier1.720$35,000
April 6, 20129:43 AM EDTEF0Collier0.225$10,000
February 12, 20089:45 PM ESTEF0Collier1.350$445,000
December 21, 20078:10 AM ESTEF0Collier0.420$15,000
September 22, 20078:00 PM EDTEF0Collier0.520
October 24, 20052:30 AM EDTF1Collier5.050$40,000
September 27, 20055:27 PM EDTF0Collier0.530
September 19, 20044:20 PM EDTF0Collier0.515$10,000
September 19, 20044:15 PM EDTF1Collier0.520$70,000
July 10, 20046:00 PM EDTF0Collier0.210$10,000
April 12, 20046:45 AM EDTF1Collier2.050$100,000
October 29, 20031:20 AM ESTF0Collier0.515
July 15, 20036:59 PM EDTF0Collier0.210
March 27, 20033:00 PM ESTF0Collier0.520
March 27, 20032:20 PM ESTF1Collier1.050$50,000
June 16, 20015:45 PM EDTF0Collier0.515$2,000
September 20, 19995:20 PM EDTF1Collier0.310$20,000
July 19, 19995:56 PM EDTF0Collier0.10
November 5, 199811:20 PM ESTF0Collier1.030
September 15, 199812:20 PM EDTF0Collier1.030
August 16, 19982:40 PM EDTF0Collier0.130
August 16, 19982:30 PM EDTF0Collier0.130
March 9, 19983:10 AM ESTF1Collier2.0801$800,000
February 6, 19987:59 PM ESTF0Collier0.230$50,000
February 6, 19987:56 PM ESTF1Collier0.240
July 9, 19976:10 PM EDTF0Collier0.213
June 21, 19978:30 PM EDTF0Collier0.223
April 14, 19973:05 PM EDTF0Collier4.0100$200,000
July 30, 19964:45 PM EDTF0Collier0.110
February 4, 19958:15 AM ESTF0Collier0.110$50,000 to $500,000
February 4, 19957:30 AM ESTF0Collier0.110
July 8, 19942:30 PM EDTF0Collier0.110$50,000 to $500,000
March 2, 199412:23 PM ESTF0Collier2.5502$5,000 to $50,000
June 6, 19932:20 PM EDTF0Collier0.5100$50 to $500
June 6, 19932:15 PM EDTF0Collier0.5100$50 to $500
April 5, 19932:00 AM EDTF0Collier0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 28, 19916:55 PM EDTF0Collier0.210$500 to $5,000
June 29, 19903:25 PM EDTF0Collier0.210
May 15, 19905:30 PM EDTF0Collier0.210
July 6, 19836:00 PM EDTF0Collier1.020under $50
June 8, 19838:45 AM EDTF0Collier0.520$500 to $5,000
March 17, 19837:49 AM ESTF2Collier52.5602$500,000 to $5 million
March 17, 19837:15 AM ESTF1Collier7.040$50,000 to $500,000
September 26, 19823:10 AM EDTF1Collier0.817$50,000 to $500,000
August 27, 19816:08 PM EDTF0Collier0.120$500 to $5,000
February 17, 19806:00 AM ESTF0Collier1.010$5,000 to $50,000
July 12, 19775:00 PM EDTF0Collier0.530$500 to $5,000
July 11, 19778:00 PM EDTF0Collier0.530$5,000 to $50,000
July 19, 19765:45 PM EDTF0Collier0.120$5,000 to $50,000
June 28, 19766:30 PM EDTF1Collier0.130$500 to $5,000
April 6, 19764:30 AM ESTF0Collier0.110$500 to $5,000
February 6, 19759:00 PM ESTF0Collier0.120$5,000 to $50,000
December 10, 19691:09 PM GMT-5F1Collier0.110$500 to $5,000
November 11, 19681:30 PM GMT-5F2Collier65.4173$50,000 to $500,000
November 9, 19685:00 PM GMT-5F1Collier0.110$5,000 to $50,000
November 9, 19685:00 PM GMT-5F2Collier45.6100217$5,000 to $50,000
June 21, 19667:34 PM GMT-4F0Collier0.110
August 22, 19656:15 PM GMT-4F0Collier0.110
October 14, 19644:15 PM GMT-4F1Collier0.110$50 to $500
June 30, 19604:15 PM GMT-4F1Collier0.820$5,000 to $50,000

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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.