Tornadoes · United States · Florida

Tornadoes in Monroe County, Florida

83 tornadoes have crossed Monroe County since 1950, 15th of the 67 counties in Florida with a tornado on record, an average of 1.1 a year. They have killed 0 people and injured 71. 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
83
Deaths
0
Injuries
71
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F2, August 26, 2005

The strongest

  1. F2, Monroe County, FloridaNovember 4, 1998F2, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  2. F2, Monroe County, FloridaJune 18, 1972F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  3. F2, Monroe County, FloridaAugust 26, 2005F2, 1.2 mi (2 km)
  4. F2, Monroe County, FloridaJune 18, 1972F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  5. F2, Monroe County, FloridaApril 27, 1980F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  6. F2, Monroe County, FloridaJune 2, 1966F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 43 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Monroe County. Each year links to every tornado in Florida that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20243EF1
20232EF0
20222EF0
20201Unrated
20191EF0
20182EF1
20171EF0
20161EF0
20131EF0
20102EF0
20092EF0
20087EF1
20072EF0
20052F2
20031F0
20002F0
19995F1
1998620F2
19973F1
19961F0
19952F0
19944F0
19932F0
19891F0
19882F0
19871F1
19861F1
19841F0
19831F1
19824F1
19811F0
1980110F2
19781F0
19761F0
1972440F2
19701F1
196611F2
19652F1
19641F1
19631F1
19571F1
19551F0
19531F1

Every tornado that crossed Monroe County

83 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
October 8, 202411:37 PM EDTEF1Monroe0.360
March 19, 20244:01 AM EDTEF0Monroe0.320$2,000
February 18, 20241:02 PM ESTEF0Monroe4.6120$75,000
November 15, 20236:27 AM ESTEF0Monroe0.170$2,000
August 16, 20239:55 AM EDTEF0Monroe0.020
September 27, 20225:10 PM EDTUnratedMonroe0.050
May 9, 20224:05 PM EDTEF0Monroe0.015
January 31, 202010:35 PM ESTUnratedMonroe4.750
August 4, 20197:20 PM EDTEF0Monroe0.120
April 15, 20188:12 PM EDTEF0Monroe0.220$200
April 15, 20188:12 PM EDTEF1Monroe0.960$4,000
August 11, 20175:03 PM EDTEF0Monroe0.225
January 8, 20166:30 AM ESTEF0Monroe0.120$2,000
April 5, 20132:10 AM EDTEF0Monroe1.680$30,000
August 30, 20107:10 PM EDTEF0Monroe0.115$500
April 26, 201012:45 PM EDTEF0Monroe0.150$15,000
December 18, 20095:55 PM ESTEF0Monroe0.110$5,000
December 18, 20092:35 PM ESTEF0Monroe1.225$10,000
September 29, 20084:00 PM EDTEF0Monroe0.350
September 17, 200812:40 PM EDTEF0Monroe0.020
September 10, 20083:42 AM EDTEF1Monroe0.5100$120,000
September 9, 20081:50 PM EDTEF0Monroe0.4100$25,000
August 18, 20082:00 PM EDTEF0Monroe0.110$1,000
August 18, 200812:55 PM EDTEF0Monroe0.250$1,000
February 13, 20081:32 PM ESTEF0Monroe0.625$2,000
June 24, 20071:58 PM EDTEF0Monroe0.630$3,000
June 1, 200712:55 PM EDTEF0Monroe0.630$20,000
August 26, 20054:45 AM EDTF2Monroe1.220$5.0 million
June 22, 20054:50 PM EDTF0Monroe0.230$10,000
October 1, 20035:05 PM EDTF0Monroe0.020
August 18, 20003:50 PM EDTF0Monroe0.120
July 1, 20007:20 PM EDTF0Monroe0.210$10,000
October 15, 19994:45 PM EDTF1Monroe1.050
October 15, 19996:15 AM EDTF0Monroe0.520
September 6, 19997:34 PM EDTF0Monroe0.220
May 30, 199912:15 PM EDTF0Monroe0.00
May 30, 199912:15 PM EDTF0Monroe0.00
November 4, 19985:55 PM ESTF2Monroe12.08020$25 million
November 4, 19985:45 PM ESTF0Monroe1.050$50,000
November 4, 19985:15 PM ESTF1Monroe2.050$100,000
June 18, 19983:10 PM EDTF0Monroe0.330$10,000
February 2, 19987:10 PM ESTF0Monroe0.530
February 2, 19986:47 PM ESTF1Monroe1.050$20 million
September 15, 19978:00 AM EDTF0Monroe0.223
August 24, 199711:30 PM EDTF0Monroe0.223
May 22, 19979:35 PM EDTF1Monroe0.323$150,000
May 26, 19966:50 AM EDTF0Monroe0.110
June 18, 19959:20 AM EDTF0Monroe2.550$5,000 to $50,000
April 7, 19951:00 AM EDTF0Monroe0.110$5,000 to $50,000
December 21, 19949:10 AM ESTF0Monroe0.110$50 to $500
October 29, 19948:44 AM EDTF0Monroe0.110
September 10, 19947:30 AM EDTF0Monroe0.110$500 to $5,000
March 2, 19942:30 PM ESTF0Monroe0.110$50 to $500
August 17, 19935:00 PM EDTF0Monroe0.110$5,000 to $50,000
July 17, 19935:00 PM EDTF0Monroe0.110$50 to $500
March 7, 198910:30 AM ESTF0Monroe0.350$500 to $5,000
May 16, 19884:16 PM EDTF0Monroe1.030$50 to $500
April 25, 198812:05 PM EDTF0Monroe1.030$50 to $500
October 11, 19879:15 PM EDTF1Monroe0.210$50,000 to $500,000
June 21, 19864:15 AM EDTF1Monroe0.130$50,000 to $500,000
March 23, 19841:25 PM ESTF0Monroe0.530$5,000 to $50,000
June 20, 19839:14 PM EDTF1Monroe3.050$500,000 to $5 million
June 9, 19823:00 PM EDTF0Monroe0.410$5,000 to $50,000
June 3, 19827:25 PM EDTF0Monroe0.117$50 to $500
June 3, 19825:30 PM EDTF1Monroe0.317$50,000 to $500,000
June 2, 19825:00 PM EDTF0Monroe0.410$5,000 to $50,000
August 16, 198112:02 AM EDTF0Monroe0.530$50 to $500
April 27, 198012:15 PM EDTF2Monroe0.515010$50,000 to $500,000
August 20, 19785:17 PM EDTF0Monroe0.110$5,000 to $50,000
August 7, 19764:00 PM EDTF0Monroe0.520$500 to $5,000
September 9, 19725:23 PM EDTF1Monroe0.550$500 to $5,000
June 18, 19726:00 AM EDTF1Monroe2.020$5,000 to $50,000
June 18, 19723:00 AM EDTF2Monroe1.550$50,000 to $500,000
June 18, 19722:15 AM EDTF2Monroe1.010040$50,000 to $500,000
May 24, 19706:57 PM EDTF1Monroe0.110$500 to $5,000
June 2, 19666:30 PM GMT-4F2Monroe0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
September 8, 19655:00 PM GMT-4F0Monroe0.110
September 8, 19651:00 PM GMT-4F1Monroe0.110
March 14, 19645:00 AM GMT-5F1Monroe0.110
June 6, 19634:00 PM GMT-4F1Monroe0.110$50 to $500
July 17, 19576:50 AM GMT-4F1Monroe0.110under $50
June 1, 19555:45 PM GMT-4F0Monroe0.133
June 4, 19535:00 PM GMT-4F1Monroe0.110under $50

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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.