Tornadoes · United States · Florida

Tornadoes in Duval County, Florida

80 tornadoes have crossed Duval County since 1950, 16th of the 67 counties in Florida with a tornado on record, an average of 1.1 a year. They have killed 1 person and injured 13. 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
80
Deaths
1
Injuries
13
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F2, August 12, 2004

The deadliest in Duval County

  1. F0, Duval County, FloridaJune 11, 20011 killed

The strongest

  1. F2, Baker and Duval counties, FloridaMay 12, 1974F2, 17.5 mi (28 km)
  2. F2, Duval County, FloridaAugust 12, 2004F2, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  3. F2, Clay and Duval counties, FloridaJune 8, 1957F2, 6.4 mi (10 km)
  4. F2, Duval County, FloridaFebruary 2, 1996F2, 6.0 mi (10 km)
  5. F2, Duval County, FloridaMay 12, 1974F2, 4.3 mi (7 km)
  6. F2, Duval County, FloridaJune 6, 1964F2, 3.6 mi (6 km)
  7. F2, Duval County, FloridaJune 8, 1957F2, 0.9 mi (1 km)
  8. F2, Duval County, FloridaFebruary 25, 1960F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  9. F2, Duval County, FloridaJune 8, 1957F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 44 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Duval County. Each year links to every tornado in Florida that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20244EF1
20221EF0
20211EF1
20203EF1
20171EF0
20161EF1
20151EF1
20132EF1
20091EF0
20082EF0
20072EF0
20063F0
20043F2
200111F0
20002F0
19971F0
19961F2
19955F0
19941F0
19935F1
19911F0
19891F0
19871F0
198611F0
19851F0
19831F1
19802F1
19791F0
19782F1
19771F1
19763F1
19751F0
197433F2
19731F1
197214F1
19681F1
19643F2
19631F1
196123F1
196032F2
19581F0
19575F2
19531F1
19511F1

Every tornado that crossed Duval County

80 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 28, 20242:15 PM EDTEF1Duval1.4200
February 4, 20245:05 PM ESTEF0Duval1.425
February 4, 20244:11 PM ESTEF1Duval1.1200
January 9, 20244:08 PM ESTEF0Duval0.230
May 15, 20221:44 PM EDTEF0Duval0.01
July 7, 20214:45 PM EDTEF1Duval3.7150
December 24, 20206:54 PM ESTEF1Duval0.6100
December 24, 20206:45 PM ESTEF1Duval0.960
April 15, 20207:17 AM EDTEF0Duval14.9125
July 27, 20171:38 PM EDTEF0Duval0.140
June 6, 20163:25 PM EDTEF1Duval3.9180
April 25, 20155:52 PM EDTEF1Duval3.4350
August 1, 20134:15 PM EDTEF1Duval1.9100$500,000
June 6, 20134:48 PM EDTEF1Duval18.9704
June 26, 20095:00 PM EDTEF0Duval7.120
December 11, 200810:15 AM ESTEF0Duval0.450
August 22, 20081:40 PM EDTEF0Duval0.2100
July 14, 20071:56 PM EDTEF0Duval0.850
June 13, 20072:01 PM EDTEF0Duval0.210
September 7, 20062:02 PM EDTF0Duval1.025
June 13, 20064:30 AM EDTF0Duval0.150
June 13, 20064:00 AM EDTF0Duval1.050
September 7, 20047:50 PM EDTF0Duval1.01
September 7, 20041:35 PM EDTF0Duval1.01
August 12, 20044:00 PM EDTF2Duval7.01
June 11, 20013:30 PM EDTF0Duval0.1101$40,000
September 6, 200011:45 AM EDTF0Duval0.10$60,000
September 6, 200011:40 AM EDTF0Duval0.10
December 10, 19976:00 AM ESTF0Duval0.513$10,000
February 2, 19966:49 PM ESTF2Duval6.080$2.8 million
September 14, 19957:21 PM EDTF0Duval2.010$5,000 to $50,000
September 11, 19955:20 PM EDTF0Duval0.510
August 2, 19958:30 AM EDTF0Duval0.120$5,000 to $50,000
July 10, 19954:00 PM EDTF0Duval1.520$500 to $5,000
June 5, 19953:38 AM EDTF0Duval3.010$50,000 to $500,000
January 3, 19944:30 PM ESTF0Duval0.110$5,000 to $50,000
August 18, 19933:28 PM EDTF0Duval0.110$50 to $500
July 25, 19936:52 PM EDTF0Duval0.110
June 22, 19934:31 PM EDTF0Duval0.4100$50 to $500
March 13, 19931:10 AM ESTF0Duval0.110$50,000 to $500,000
March 13, 19931:00 AM ESTF1Duval0.850$500,000 to $5 million
August 19, 19912:30 PM EDTF0Duval0.210$50 to $500
June 5, 19891:24 PM EDTF0Duval0.210
June 21, 19876:37 PM EDTF0Duval1.030$500 to $5,000
March 20, 198610:45 AM ESTF0Duval2.0101$5,000 to $50,000
September 1, 19851:45 PM EDTF0Duval1.020$500 to $5,000
April 23, 19839:47 AM ESTF1Clay6.040$500,000 to $5 million
August 13, 19802:20 PM EDTF1Duval2.030$5,000 to $50,000
March 10, 198011:45 AM ESTF1Duval0.320$5,000 to $50,000
May 11, 19794:15 PM EDTF0Duval0.130$5,000 to $50,000
August 6, 197812:40 PM EDTF0Duval0.110
May 3, 19787:45 PM EDTF1Duval0.110$50,000 to $500,000
June 20, 19778:00 PM EDTF1Duval2.620$5,000 to $50,000
July 30, 19765:02 PM EDTF0Duval0.113
June 22, 19763:50 PM EDTF1Duval0.130$500 to $5,000
March 9, 19769:30 AM ESTF0Duval5.420$5,000 to $50,000
July 5, 19756:15 PM EDTF0Duval0.120$500 to $5,000
May 12, 19748:00 AM EDTF2Duval4.31002$50,000 to $500,000
May 12, 19748:00 AM EDTF1Duval0.567$500,000 to $5 million
May 12, 19746:30 AM EDTF2Baker17.5331$50,000 to $500,000
April 25, 197310:15 PM ESTF1Duval12.120$50,000 to $500,000
July 26, 19727:00 PM EDTF1Duval0.3304
September 8, 19682:10 PM GMT-4F1Duval0.110$500 to $5,000
June 6, 19641:10 PM GMT-4F2Duval3.627$50,000 to $500,000
May 2, 19643:45 PM GMT-4F1Duval0.110
January 12, 19646:45 AM GMT-5F1Duval0.110under $50
July 24, 19633:41 PM GMT-4F1Duval0.5300$500 to $5,000
July 12, 19616:25 PM GMT-4F0Duval0.110
April 9, 19614:50 PM GMT-5F1Duval0.8103$5,000 to $50,000
October 7, 19606:40 PM GMT-4F0Duval0.110$50 to $500
February 25, 19607:00 AM GMT-5F0Duval0.133$5,000 to $50,000
February 25, 19606:15 AM GMT-5F2Duval0.11002$5,000 to $50,000
July 25, 19585:10 PM GMT-4F0Duval0.110under $50
July 9, 19573:50 PM GMT-4F0Duval0.120under $50
July 2, 19577:30 PM GMT-4F0Duval0.110under $50
June 8, 19576:15 PM GMT-4F2Duval0.123$5,000 to $50,000
June 8, 19575:45 PM GMT-4F2Duval0.933$5,000 to $50,000
June 8, 19574:10 PM GMT-4F2Clay6.427$5,000 to $50,000
December 13, 19536:50 PM GMT-5F1Duval2.7100$50,000 to $500,000
December 18, 19512:30 PM GMT-5F1Duval0.533$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.