Tornadoes · United States · Florida

Tornadoes in Pasco County, Florida

96 tornadoes have crossed Pasco County since 1950, 11th of the 67 counties in Florida with a tornado on record, an average of 1.3 a year. They have killed 0 people and injured 102. 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
96
Deaths
0
Injuries
102
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F2, December 25, 2006

The strongest

  1. F2, Pasco and Sumter counties, FloridaNovember 9, 1968F2, 29.6 mi (48 km)
  2. F2, Pasco County, FloridaDecember 25, 2006F2, 0.8 mi (1 km)
  3. F2, Pasco County, FloridaDecember 1, 1978F2, 0.8 mi (1 km)
  4. F2, Pasco County, FloridaDecember 1, 1978F2, 0.6 mi (1 km)
  5. F2, Pasco County, FloridaMarch 17, 1973F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)
  6. F2, Pasco County, FloridaApril 2, 1959F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 47 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Pasco County. Each year links to every tornado in Florida that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20242EF0
20231EF0
20222EF1
20211EF0
20201Unrated
20184EF1
20161EF0
20121EF1
20111EF0
20092EF1
20071EF1
200622F2
20051F1
20042F0
20031F0
20013F0
20003F0
19983F0
19962F0
19953F0
19941F0
1993211F1
19921F0
19912F0
19903F0
19892F1
198812F0
19874F0
19862F0
19851F1
19831F1
19811F1
197957F1
197882F2
19772F0
19763F0
19752F1
1974455F1
197342F2
197214F1
19711F1
19691F0
196824F2
19662F1
19641F1
1959112F2
195811F1

Every tornado that crossed Pasco County

96 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 28, 20244:40 PM EDTUnratedPasco0.110
July 20, 20244:15 PM EDTEF0Pasco0.015
October 12, 20232:17 AM EDTEF0Pasco0.115$2,000
December 15, 20223:48 PM ESTEF1Hernando10.3100$100,000
May 31, 20225:50 PM EDTUnratedPasco0.325$20,000
August 10, 20215:50 PM EDTEF0Pasco0.125$10,000
November 30, 20206:00 AM ESTUnratedPinellas12.450$1,000
December 9, 20188:57 AM ESTEF1Pasco0.125$50,000
November 2, 20184:22 PM EDTEF1Pasco1.275$100,000
November 2, 20183:24 PM EDTEF1Pasco0.8125$27,000
November 2, 20183:17 PM EDTEF1Pasco0.350$500,000
April 7, 20165:51 AM EDTEF0Pasco3.150$100,000
June 24, 20125:17 PM EDTEF1Pasco0.475$650,000
July 7, 20115:05 PM EDTEF0Pasco0.220$20,000
April 14, 20099:00 AM EDTEF0Pasco0.225$30,000
April 14, 20098:28 AM EDTEF1Pasco2.475$275,000
December 16, 20075:20 AM ESTEF1Pasco3.2100$1.0 million
December 25, 200611:20 AM ESTF2Pasco0.81002$3.5 million
July 20, 20065:58 PM EDTF0Pasco0.330
May 31, 200511:38 PM EDTF1Pasco1.5100$80,000
September 6, 200410:00 PM EDTF0Pasco0.230
August 14, 20042:10 PM EDTF0Pasco1.030
June 29, 20036:52 PM EDTF0Pasco0.7100$40,000
June 21, 20015:25 PM EDTF0Pasco0.515$100,000
March 29, 200110:45 AM ESTF0Pasco2.315$150,000
March 4, 20018:03 AM ESTF0Pasco4.750$250,000
July 28, 20008:38 PM EDTF0Pasco0.10
July 15, 200011:33 AM EDTF0Pasco0.10
July 15, 200011:26 AM EDTF0Pasco1.00$2,000
September 25, 199812:32 PM EDTF0Pasco0.130$1,000
September 2, 19983:23 PM EDTF0Pasco0.130
February 2, 19987:45 PM ESTF0Pasco0.130$10,000
October 7, 199612:58 PM EDTF0Hillsborough20.010$10,000
September 22, 199610:00 AM EDTF0Pasco0.110$10,000
August 31, 19954:15 PM EDTF0Pasco4.210$5,000 to $50,000
August 24, 199512:47 PM EDTF0Pasco0.110
March 8, 19957:10 AM ESTF0Pasco4.023$50,000 to $500,000
August 1, 19945:54 PM EDTF0Pasco0.110$500 to $5,000
March 12, 199312:04 AM ESTF0Pasco0.11011
March 3, 199310:00 PM ESTF1Pasco1.060$5,000 to $50,000
October 3, 199210:32 AM EDTF0Pasco0.5500$500 to $5,000
July 11, 199112:15 PM EDTF0Pasco0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 18, 19916:45 PM EDTF0Pasco0.550$5,000 to $50,000
July 25, 199011:00 AM EDTF0Pasco0.110
July 25, 199011:00 AM EDTF0Pasco0.110
July 14, 199010:20 AM EDTF0Pasco0.110$50,000 to $500,000
June 6, 198912:30 PM EDTF1Pasco0.373$50,000 to $500,000
May 30, 19894:55 PM EDTF0Pasco0.5100$5,000 to $50,000
June 5, 19887:30 PM EDTF0Pasco0.5302$500 to $5,000
May 7, 19877:00 PM EDTF0Pasco1.030$500 to $5,000
March 29, 198710:30 AM ESTF0Pasco0.520
January 22, 19876:10 AM ESTF0Pasco1.030$5,000 to $50,000
January 22, 19875:35 AM ESTF0Pasco1.030$5,000 to $50,000
May 14, 19863:17 PM EDTF0Pasco1.030$500 to $5,000
February 8, 19867:35 AM ESTF0Pasco0.510$500 to $5,000
August 31, 19853:30 AM EDTF1Pasco0.510$50,000 to $500,000
July 25, 19834:40 PM EDTF1Pasco0.530$5,000 to $50,000
June 17, 19818:15 PM EDTF1Pasco0.550$50,000 to $500,000
August 23, 19795:15 PM EDTF0Pasco0.130
May 24, 19792:30 PM EDTF1Pasco0.120$50,000 to $500,000
May 8, 19791:00 PM EDTF0Pasco0.230$5,000 to $50,000
May 8, 19796:30 AM EDTF0Pasco0.1201$5,000 to $50,000
March 23, 19791:28 PM ESTF1Pasco4.5306$50,000 to $500,000
December 5, 19785:14 AM ESTF1Pasco0.4202$5,000 to $50,000
December 1, 19781:30 AM ESTF2Pasco0.630$50,000 to $500,000
December 1, 19781:01 AM ESTF2Pasco0.830$50,000 to $500,000
July 26, 19783:30 PM EDTF0Pasco0.110$50 to $500
July 26, 19783:10 PM EDTF0Pasco0.110$50 to $500
July 12, 19783:30 PM EDTF0Pasco0.110
May 13, 19786:45 AM EDTF0Pasco0.113$500 to $5,000
May 4, 197811:45 AM EDTF0Pasco0.113$500 to $5,000
July 7, 19775:15 PM EDTF0Pasco0.113$500 to $5,000
June 16, 19779:50 PM EDTF0Pasco0.110$500 to $5,000
September 30, 19765:40 PM EDTF0Pasco0.120$500 to $5,000
July 1, 19764:35 PM EDTF0Pasco0.120$500 to $5,000
June 27, 19767:50 PM EDTF0Pasco0.120
September 11, 19755:00 PM EDTF0Pasco0.120$500 to $5,000
February 12, 19755:05 PM ESTF1Pasco0.317$5,000 to $50,000
May 27, 19747:35 PM EDTF0Pasco0.510$500 to $5,000
May 27, 197410:10 AM EDTF0Pasco0.510$500 to $5,000
May 16, 19745:18 PM EDTF1Pasco0.517$5,000 to $50,000
February 19, 19745:30 PM EDTF1Pinellas45.916755$500,000 to $5 million
June 15, 19734:56 PM EDTF0Pasco0.210$500 to $5,000
April 3, 19731:45 AM ESTF1Pasco0.220$5,000 to $50,000
March 17, 19733:45 AM ESTF2Pasco0.3201$5,000 to $50,000
January 28, 197311:35 AM ESTF1Pasco2.0201$5,000 to $50,000
June 18, 19725:40 PM EDTF1Pasco0.2504$5,000 to $50,000
March 3, 19712:31 PM ESTF1Pasco0.310$500 to $5,000
May 3, 19696:44 PM GMT-4F0Pasco0.110
November 9, 19681:45 PM GMT-5F2Pasco29.61004$500,000 to $5 million
August 13, 19685:30 PM GMT-4F1Pasco0.110$500 to $5,000
September 10, 19665:15 PM GMT-4F1Pasco0.110$50 to $500
April 28, 19665:47 PM GMT-4F1Pasco0.110$500 to $5,000
June 30, 19644:00 PM GMT-4F1Pasco0.110$500 to $5,000
April 2, 19593:00 AM GMT-5F2Pasco0.11012$50,000 to $500,000
January 2, 19583:00 AM GMT-5F1Pasco0.1101$50 to $500

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.