Tornadoes · United States · Florida

Tornadoes in Palm Beach County, Florida

199 tornadoes have crossed Palm Beach County since 1950, 1st of the 67 counties in Florida with a tornado on record, an average of 2.6 a year. They have killed 1 person and injured 111. 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
199
Deaths
1
Injuries
111
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, October 19, 1958

The deadliest in Palm Beach County

  1. F3, Palm Beach and Martin counties, FloridaOctober 19, 19581 killed, 24 injured

The strongest

  1. EF3, Palm Beach and Martin counties, FloridaOctober 9, 2024EF3, 32.9 mi (53 km)
  2. F3, Palm Beach and Martin counties, FloridaOctober 19, 1958F3, 20.2 mi (33 km)
  3. EF2, Palm Beach, Martin and Saint Lucie counties, FloridaOctober 9, 2024EF2, 65.5 mi (105 km)
  4. F2, Martin and Palm Beach counties, FloridaJune 17, 1959F2, 8.7 mi (14 km)
  5. EF2, Palm Beach County, FloridaSeptember 27, 2022EF2, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  6. EF2, Palm Beach County, FloridaAugust 18, 2008EF2, 2.7 mi (4 km)
  7. EF2, Palm Beach County, FloridaApril 29, 2023EF2, 2.6 mi (4 km)
  8. F2, Palm Beach County, FloridaJanuary 13, 1979F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  9. F2, Palm Beach County, FloridaAugust 8, 1983F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)
  10. F2, Palm Beach County, FloridaJuly 22, 1970F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 65 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Palm Beach County. Each year links to every tornado in Florida that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20252EF0
202457EF3
20233EF2
202252EF2
20203EF0
20193EF0
20184EF0
20175EF1
20161EF0
20157EF1
20142EF0
201371EF1
20122EF0
20111EF0
20102EF0
20092EF0
20082EF2
20072EF0
20061F0
20052F0
20044F0
2003628F1
20014F1
200010F0
19999F1
19984F1
19974F1
19951F0
19945F1
19931F0
19922F0
19912F0
19892F0
19882F1
198711F0
198657F1
19852F1
19842F1
198352F2
198221F1
19811F0
198031F1
19793F2
197851F1
19764F0
19754F0
19741F0
19722F1
19711F0
19704F2
19694F1
196852F1
19672F1
19652F2
1964431F2
19632F1
19621F0
19611F0
19601F1
19591F2
19586127F3
19561F0
19554F1
19541F0
19522F1

Every tornado that crossed Palm Beach County

199 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 24, 20254:24 PM EDTUnratedPalm Beach0.010
May 12, 20256:12 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach5.110$5,000
October 9, 20244:43 PM EDTEF3Palm Beach32.94577$81 million
October 9, 20244:33 PM EDTEF2Palm Beach65.5300$17 million
October 9, 20242:49 PM EDTUnratedPalm Beach16.450
October 9, 202411:40 AM EDTEF0Palm Beach15.550$1,000
January 6, 20243:32 PM ESTUnratedPalm Beach0.8100
April 29, 20235:10 PM EDTEF2Palm Beach2.6320$250,000
April 28, 20237:33 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.8100$50,000
April 21, 20239:36 AM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.010
September 28, 20225:56 AM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.250$2,000
September 27, 20229:30 PM EDTEF1Palm Beach1.4100$50,000
September 27, 20229:22 PM EDTEF1Palm Beach7.5150$200,000
September 27, 20228:59 PM EDTEF2Palm Beach7.02002
April 6, 20225:23 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.6100$153,000
July 14, 20206:45 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.325
May 21, 20202:45 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.325
April 17, 202010:53 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.875
July 25, 20193:49 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.15
May 3, 20194:50 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.020
January 24, 20199:18 AM ESTEF0Palm Beach0.225
July 5, 201810:59 AM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.015
June 13, 20182:10 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.05
May 14, 20185:34 AM EDTEF0Palm Beach1.550
March 31, 20183:00 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.525
October 28, 20176:08 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach2.1125
October 28, 20175:42 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.375
May 2, 20175:30 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.325
January 23, 20171:40 AM ESTEF1Palm Beach5.8130$1.0 million
January 23, 20171:25 AM ESTEF1Palm Beach3.290
January 28, 201610:32 AM ESTEF0Palm Beach7.110
August 13, 20155:40 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.320
August 3, 20154:05 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.01
August 3, 20153:56 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.110
June 10, 20154:35 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.210$5,000
April 23, 20152:44 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.410
February 5, 20157:37 AM ESTEF0Palm Beach1.150$8,000
February 5, 20157:36 AM ESTEF1Palm Beach0.370$5,000
August 16, 20144:33 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.410
March 6, 20142:30 PM ESTEF0Palm Beach0.350
September 16, 201311:10 AM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.110$1,000
June 6, 20137:57 AM EDTEF0Broward20.725
June 6, 20136:45 AM EDTEF1Palm Beach2.01001
June 6, 20133:18 AM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.625
May 2, 20131:25 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.450
April 30, 20131:56 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.110
February 14, 20134:33 PM ESTEF0Palm Beach0.010$1,000
June 24, 20121:25 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach1.230$50,000
June 24, 201212:25 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.020
January 25, 201110:50 PM ESTEF0Palm Beach0.250$20,000
August 7, 20106:02 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach1.830
April 12, 20106:06 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.01
March 31, 20093:50 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.3100$25,000
March 31, 20093:30 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.7200$75,000
August 18, 20081:29 AM EDTEF2Palm Beach2.7100$1.3 million
June 13, 20082:10 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.110
July 2, 20076:30 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach1.420
April 10, 20075:30 PM EDTEF0Palm Beach0.675$10,000
June 20, 20062:28 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.250
July 14, 20055:36 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.410
June 18, 20055:19 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.520$50,000
September 6, 20044:40 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.210
August 19, 20043:30 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
August 12, 20044:05 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.315
August 10, 20047:55 AM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
August 20, 20039:00 AM EDTF0Palm Beach0.415
August 7, 20035:30 PM EDTF1Palm Beach4.030028$80 million
August 7, 20035:10 PM EDTF0Palm Beach1.570$50,000
August 3, 20032:18 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
April 18, 20035:00 PM EDTF1Palm Beach3.030
March 27, 20033:15 PM ESTF0Palm Beach0.525
November 5, 20012:03 PM ESTF1Palm Beach1.520$10,000
September 6, 200111:15 AM EDTF0Palm Beach0.510
August 29, 20013:43 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.515
August 2, 20014:00 AM EDTF1Palm Beach1.515$100,000
November 25, 200010:05 AM ESTF0Palm Beach0.510$100,000
September 16, 20006:50 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.310
September 16, 20004:15 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.410
July 10, 20003:30 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
June 19, 20003:15 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
May 8, 20002:45 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.10
April 15, 20006:20 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.210$10,000
April 15, 20006:00 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
April 13, 20001:40 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110$1,000
March 29, 20005:30 PM ESTF0Palm Beach0.110
October 15, 19995:30 PM EDTF1Palm Beach2.020$100,000
September 14, 19997:49 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.10
September 6, 19995:10 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.510
August 31, 199912:45 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.10
August 24, 19991:20 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
March 26, 19997:00 PM ESTF0Palm Beach0.10$2,000
February 18, 199910:05 AM ESTF0Palm Beach1.00
February 18, 19999:15 AM ESTF0Palm Beach2.010
January 2, 19995:30 AM ESTF1Palm Beach3.230$5.9 million
November 4, 19984:20 PM ESTF0Palm Beach0.130
August 3, 19985:20 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.130
May 4, 19987:05 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.130
February 6, 19989:35 PM ESTF1Palm Beach0.230
July 15, 19973:31 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.223
July 4, 19974:38 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.223
January 28, 19975:06 PM ESTF0Palm Beach0.523
January 9, 199711:40 PM ESTF1Palm Beach1.023$70,000
October 17, 19958:25 AM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110$5,000 to $50,000
November 16, 19941:00 AM ESTF0Palm Beach0.110$500 to $5,000
November 15, 19949:15 PM ESTF1Palm Beach2.523$50,000 to $500,000
November 15, 19949:00 PM ESTF0Palm Beach0.110
November 15, 19948:35 PM ESTF1Palm Beach0.830$50,000 to $500,000
June 21, 19946:20 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110$5,000 to $50,000
August 26, 19931:30 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
September 17, 19929:45 AM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
August 29, 19922:30 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110$500 to $5,000
June 13, 19913:00 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
May 14, 19915:10 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.210
July 17, 19892:15 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.210$500 to $5,000
July 14, 19892:30 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.210$500 to $5,000
May 27, 19882:45 PM EDTF1Broward3.030$50,000 to $500,000
April 30, 19883:58 PM EDTF1Palm Beach1.030$5,000 to $50,000
January 4, 198711:49 AM ESTF0Palm Beach1.0301$500 to $5,000
December 31, 19867:06 PM ESTF1Palm Beach1.0307$50,000 to $500,000
December 31, 19863:45 PM ESTF0Palm Beach1.030$50,000 to $500,000
July 14, 19864:00 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
June 26, 19861:45 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.520
June 8, 19864:00 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.520$50 to $500
August 5, 19853:05 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.510
May 24, 19854:15 PM EDTF1Palm Beach1.010$50,000 to $500,000
July 7, 19843:48 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.530
April 9, 19841:45 PM ESTF1Broward5.030$50,000 to $500,000
August 8, 19834:30 PM EDTF2Palm Beach0.3702$500,000 to $5 million
August 8, 19834:15 PM EDTF0Palm Beach1.0100$500 to $5,000
July 20, 198312:15 AM EDTF1Palm Beach0.530$5,000 to $50,000
May 31, 19836:15 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.420$5,000 to $50,000
February 10, 19835:42 PM ESTF1Palm Beach2.040$500 to $5,000
May 23, 19825:22 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.320$500 to $5,000
March 29, 19821:30 AM ESTF1Palm Beach0.5501$5,000 to $50,000
September 17, 19815:17 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.120
June 10, 19803:55 PM EDTF1Palm Beach5.61001$500,000 to $5 million
May 8, 19804:50 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110$500 to $5,000
April 19, 19802:00 PM ESTF0Palm Beach0.320$50,000 to $500,000
September 3, 197910:35 AM EDTF0Palm Beach0.130$500 to $5,000
January 13, 19795:10 AM ESTF2Palm Beach1.050$500,000 to $5 million
January 2, 19794:00 PM ESTF1Palm Beach0.120$500 to $5,000
June 23, 19781:14 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.213$5,000 to $50,000
June 11, 19783:00 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.5101$5,000 to $50,000
May 17, 19783:30 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
May 2, 19786:30 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
March 3, 19783:04 PM ESTF1Palm Beach0.110$500 to $5,000
December 7, 19762:00 AM ESTF0Palm Beach0.317$500 to $5,000
September 18, 19763:00 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.120$500 to $5,000
August 16, 19765:14 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.520$50 to $500
May 29, 19765:00 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110$500 to $5,000
June 29, 19755:15 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.550
June 3, 19752:20 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
March 19, 197512:40 PM EDTF0Palm Beach1.033$500 to $5,000
February 11, 19751:30 AM ESTF0Palm Beach0.227$500 to $5,000
December 16, 19745:42 PM ESTF0Palm Beach0.110
June 18, 19726:40 PM EDTF1Palm Beach0.350$5,000 to $50,000
March 31, 19723:00 PM ESTF1Palm Beach0.550$500 to $5,000
February 8, 197112:00 PM ESTF0Palm Beach0.110
August 13, 19705:15 PM EDTF0Palm Beach0.110
July 22, 19704:00 PM EDTF2Palm Beach0.110
March 26, 19701:30 PM ESTF2Palm Beach0.110$500 to $5,000
January 14, 19708:05 PM ESTF1Palm Beach0.110
May 25, 19691:14 PM GMT-4F0Palm Beach0.110
May 15, 19693:36 PM GMT-4F0Palm Beach0.110
May 15, 19693:30 PM GMT-4F1Palm Beach0.110$50 to $500
May 11, 19694:45 PM GMT-4F0Palm Beach0.110
November 9, 19687:00 PM GMT-5F1Palm Beach10.0332$50,000 to $500,000
October 17, 196812:00 PM GMT-4F1Palm Beach0.110$5,000 to $50,000
September 10, 19682:00 PM GMT-4F0Palm Beach0.310
May 29, 19688:02 PM GMT-4F0Palm Beach0.110
February 23, 19683:00 PM GMT-5F1Palm Beach0.110$50 to $500
September 21, 19674:00 AM GMT-4F1Palm Beach0.110$500 to $5,000
June 3, 19671:00 PM GMT-4F1Palm Beach0.110$500 to $5,000
March 14, 19652:30 PM GMT-5F2Palm Beach0.110$5,000 to $50,000
February 23, 196510:50 AM GMT-5F1Broward14.110$500 to $5,000
October 14, 19647:00 PM GMT-4F1Palm Beach0.1103$5,000 to $50,000
October 14, 19646:24 PM GMT-4F2Palm Beach0.110022$50,000 to $500,000
October 14, 19646:00 PM GMT-4F1Palm Beach0.1103$500 to $5,000
October 14, 19645:00 PM GMT-4F1Palm Beach0.1103$500 to $5,000
November 10, 19632:20 PM GMT-5F1Palm Beach0.110$500 to $5,000
July 11, 19634:00 PM GMT-4F1Palm Beach0.110$500 to $5,000
September 8, 19625:00 PM GMT-4F0Palm Beach0.110
May 28, 19615:05 PM GMT-4F0Palm Beach0.110
September 25, 19605:20 PM GMT-4F1Palm Beach0.123$500 to $5,000
June 17, 195911:05 PM GMT-4F2Martin8.7150$50,000 to $500,000
October 19, 19589:35 AM GMT-4F3Palm Beach20.2440124$50,000 to $500,000
August 3, 19585:30 PM GMT-4F1Palm Beach0.110$50 to $500
August 3, 19585:30 PM GMT-4F1Palm Beach0.110$500 to $5,000
April 22, 19583:00 PM GMT-5F1Palm Beach0.117$500 to $5,000
April 22, 19582:30 PM GMT-5F1Palm Beach0.1103$5,000 to $50,000
March 18, 195811:00 AM GMT-5F2Palm Beach0.110$500 to $5,000
August 22, 19564:00 PM GMT-4F0Palm Beach0.110$50 to $500
August 5, 195510:38 AM GMT-4F0Palm Beach0.110
August 2, 19553:30 PM GMT-4F0Palm Beach0.110under $50
July 29, 19556:00 PM GMT-4F1Palm Beach0.917$5,000 to $50,000
May 30, 19555:45 PM GMT-4F0Palm Beach0.110
July 8, 19542:22 PM GMT-4F0Palm Beach0.110under $50
August 16, 19524:45 PM GMT-4F1Palm Beach0.217$500 to $5,000
February 26, 195211:20 AM GMT-5F1Palm Beach1.517$500 to $5,000

Nearby

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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.