Tornadoes · United States · Florida

Tornadoes in Marion County, Florida

63 tornadoes have crossed Marion County since 1950, 24th 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 72. 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
63
Deaths
2
Injuries
72
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, December 31, 1975

The deadliest in Marion County

  1. F3, Marion County, FloridaDecember 31, 19751 killed, 26 injured
  2. F2, Marion County, FloridaJanuary 7, 19951 killed, 20 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Marion County, FloridaDecember 31, 1975F3, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  2. F2, Marion County, FloridaMarch 29, 2001F2, 22.0 mi (35 km)
  3. F2, Marion County, FloridaMarch 12, 1993F2, 15.0 mi (24 km)
  4. F2, Levy and Marion counties, FloridaJune 11, 1982F2, 13.0 mi (21 km)
  5. F2, Marion County, FloridaJanuary 7, 1995F2, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  6. F2, Marion County, FloridaApril 9, 1983F2, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  7. F2, Marion County, FloridaApril 19, 1978F2, 5.6 mi (9 km)
  8. F2, Marion County, FloridaNovember 21, 1962F2, 3.6 mi (6 km)
  9. F2, Marion County, FloridaMarch 8, 1973F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  10. F2, Marion County, FloridaJanuary 12, 1964F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20222EF1
20211EF0
20201EF1
20191EF1
20161EF0
20151EF1
20071EF0
200513F1
20043F1
20032F0
20021F0
20014F2
19963F1
19953120F2
19943F1
19931F2
19921F0
19891F0
19863F1
19851F1
198331F2
19821F2
198122F1
19802F1
19792F1
1978114F2
19771F1
19763F1
19755126F3
19742F1
197326F2
19641F2
19631F1
19621F2
19571F1

Every tornado that crossed Marion County

63 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 22, 20227:38 PM EDTEF0Marion1.450
March 12, 20227:45 AM ESTEF1Marion26.665
April 18, 20217:21 PM EDTEF0Marion2.3440
April 20, 20209:35 AM EDTEF1Marion0.5500
May 5, 201911:27 AM EDTEF1Marion0.9100
July 23, 20169:00 PM EDTEF0Marion0.950
April 20, 20153:31 PM EDTEF1Marion1.9350
June 18, 20079:07 PM EDTEF0Marion0.010
April 7, 20053:40 PM EDTF1Marion8.01,0003
September 15, 20049:45 PM EDTF1Marion4.01
September 7, 200410:00 AM EDTF0Marion0.575
September 5, 20046:05 AM EDTF0Marion1.075
November 28, 20033:28 PM ESTF0Marion0.260$30,000
June 22, 20034:15 PM EDTF0Marion1.5100$50,000
June 22, 20023:00 PM EDTF0Marion0.10$2,000
June 5, 20015:32 PM EDTF0Marion0.110$30,000
March 29, 200110:20 AM ESTF2Marion22.0100$1.5 million
March 4, 20017:50 AM ESTF0Marion0.550$150,000
March 4, 20017:20 AM ESTF0Marion2.520$80,000
October 7, 19964:50 PM EDTF0Marion15.030$4,000
October 7, 19963:15 PM EDTF0Marion0.220$60,000
July 6, 19963:30 PM EDTF1Marion1.050$50,000
May 11, 19951:30 AM EDTF0Marion0.110$5,000 to $50,000
March 8, 19957:45 AM ESTF0Marion0.110
January 7, 19954:50 AM ESTF2Marion12.0440120$500,000 to $5 million
August 6, 19945:32 PM EDTF0Marion0.110$5,000 to $50,000
July 24, 199412:15 PM EDTF0Marion0.110
March 2, 19944:31 AM ESTF1Marion0.540$500,000 to $5 million
March 12, 199312:20 AM ESTF2Marion15.0100$5 million to $50 million
October 3, 19922:00 PM EDTF0Marion0.110
June 15, 19898:28 PM EDTF0Marion0.210$5,000 to $50,000
December 23, 19865:02 PM ESTF0Marion2.030$50,000 to $500,000
March 14, 19868:30 AM ESTF1Marion2.010$500 to $5,000
March 14, 19865:30 AM ESTF1Marion1.010$500 to $5,000
August 31, 19856:30 AM EDTF1Marion1.020$5,000 to $50,000
September 3, 19836:00 PM EDTF0Marion0.230$500 to $5,000
April 23, 198312:10 PM ESTF1Marion8.0501$500,000 to $5 million
April 9, 19832:00 PM ESTF2Marion10.060$50,000 to $500,000
June 11, 19825:30 PM EDTF2Levy13.060$50,000 to $500,000
July 15, 19812:20 PM EDTF1Marion0.530$50,000 to $500,000
April 15, 19814:00 PM ESTF1Marion6.9502$50,000 to $500,000
August 22, 19809:00 PM EDTF1Marion5.450$50,000 to $500,000
May 25, 19805:30 PM EDTF1Marion1.030$5,000 to $50,000
August 5, 19794:54 PM EDTF1Marion0.130$5,000 to $50,000
July 11, 19794:20 PM EDTF1Marion0.130$5,000 to $50,000
April 19, 197810:03 AM ESTF2Marion5.610014$500,000 to $5 million
May 29, 19773:35 PM EDTF1Marion0.130$5,000 to $50,000
July 10, 19767:00 PM EDTF1Marion0.140$50,000 to $500,000
May 23, 197611:00 AM EDTF0Marion3.333$50 to $500
February 1, 19762:10 PM ESTF0Marion0.110$50 to $500
December 31, 197511:30 AM ESTF3Marion2.0200126$500,000 to $5 million
December 31, 197511:30 AM ESTF0Marion0.110$500 to $5,000
June 2, 197511:30 AM EDTF1Marion6.450$500 to $5,000
May 2, 19756:50 PM EDTF1Marion0.550$5,000 to $50,000
April 11, 197511:45 AM EDTF1Marion2.050$50,000 to $500,000
August 6, 19748:30 PM EDTF1Marion0.320$5,000 to $50,000
May 12, 197410:35 AM EDTF1Marion20.2100$50,000 to $500,000
April 26, 19734:00 PM ESTF0Marion0.520$500 to $5,000
March 8, 197312:20 AM ESTF2Marion1.51006$50,000 to $500,000
January 12, 19644:00 AM GMT-5F2Marion0.110$500 to $5,000
August 8, 19633:00 PM GMT-4F1Marion0.110$50 to $500
November 21, 19629:45 PM GMT-5F2Marion3.670$50,000 to $500,000
June 8, 19574:00 PM GMT-4F1Marion0.150$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.