Tornadoes · United States · Florida

Tornadoes in Putnam County, Florida

46 tornadoes have crossed Putnam County since 1950, 30th of the 67 counties in Florida with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.7 years. They have killed 2 people and injured 21. 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
46
Deaths
2
Injuries
21
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F2, December 5, 1977

The deadliest in Putnam County

  1. F2, Putnam County, FloridaDecember 5, 19771 killed, 10 injured
  2. F0, Putnam County, FloridaFebruary 2, 19961 killed

The strongest

  1. F2, Alachua, Putnam and Saint Johns counties, FloridaApril 4, 1973F2, 39.0 mi (63 km)
  2. F2, Putnam County, FloridaMay 22, 1967F2, 17.4 mi (28 km)
  3. F2, Putnam and Saint Johns counties, FloridaApril 24, 1995F2, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  4. F2, Putnam County, FloridaDecember 5, 1977F2, 9.4 mi (15 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 29 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Putnam County. Each year links to every tornado in Florida that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20242EF0
20221EF1
20101EF0
20081EF0
20061F1
20051F0
20043F0
20012F0
19991F0
19981F0
199631F0
199515F2
19942F0
19911F1
19901F0
19891F0
19872F0
19831F1
19821F0
19803F1
19791F0
19784F0
19773110F2
19762F0
19751F1
197314F2
196712F2
19662F1
19571F0

Every tornado that crossed Putnam County

46 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 20, 20249:33 PM EDTEF0Putnam0.45
July 20, 20247:00 PM EDTEF0Putnam1.55
March 12, 20229:03 AM ESTEF1Putnam5.370
June 20, 20105:55 PM EDTEF0Putnam3.410
August 23, 20085:53 PM EDTEF0Putnam3.7100
July 26, 20067:18 PM EDTF1Putnam0.575
June 21, 20054:26 PM EDTF0Putnam1.00
September 7, 200410:45 AM EDTF0Putnam0.575
September 5, 20046:50 PM EDTF0Putnam10.075
September 5, 20043:13 PM EDTF0Putnam0.575
September 14, 20015:21 PM EDTF0Putnam0.110
March 29, 200111:17 AM ESTF0Putnam0.110
January 2, 199911:15 PM ESTF0Putnam5.010$40,000
February 22, 19983:45 PM ESTF0Putnam0.230$4,000
October 7, 19965:14 PM EDTF0Putnam8.045$70,000
June 14, 19965:00 PM EDTF0Putnam0.110$10,000
February 2, 19966:15 PM ESTF0Putnam6.5101$20,000
April 24, 199510:20 AM EDTF2Putnam10.03505$500,000 to $5 million
July 2, 19943:00 PM EDTF0Putnam0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 9, 19947:15 PM EDTF0Putnam0.110$500 to $5,000
March 3, 19919:23 AM ESTF1Putnam1.040$500,000 to $5 million
August 6, 19908:35 PM EDTF0Putnam0.210$500 to $5,000
June 15, 19898:34 PM EDTF0Putnam0.210$5,000 to $50,000
December 15, 19871:00 PM ESTF0Putnam1.030$500 to $5,000
August 11, 19876:30 PM EDTF0Putnam0.530
April 9, 19833:00 PM ESTF1Putnam4.040$5,000 to $50,000
June 16, 19824:00 PM EDTF0Putnam2.010$5,000 to $50,000
July 14, 19807:55 PM EDTF0Putnam0.110
June 22, 19801:00 PM EDTF1Putnam0.530$50,000 to $500,000
February 24, 19803:00 PM ESTF1Putnam1.010$5,000 to $50,000
September 29, 19794:15 PM EDTF0Putnam0.330
June 3, 19784:24 PM EDTF0Putnam0.113$50 to $500
May 4, 19781:55 PM EDTF0Putnam0.113$500 to $5,000
May 1, 19787:30 PM EDTF0Putnam0.110$500 to $5,000
May 1, 19787:30 PM EDTF0Putnam0.510$50 to $500
December 5, 19771:30 PM ESTF2Putnam9.440110$50,000 to $500,000
June 17, 19778:30 PM EDTF1Putnam0.120$5,000 to $50,000
June 15, 19774:45 PM EDTF0Putnam0.120$500 to $5,000
August 10, 19766:51 PM EDTF0Putnam0.117
May 15, 19769:30 AM EDTF0Putnam0.310$5,000 to $50,000
April 11, 197510:30 AM EDTF1Putnam0.550$5,000 to $50,000
April 4, 19736:15 AM ESTF2Alachua39.0674$50,000 to $500,000
May 22, 19673:15 PM GMT-4F2Putnam17.4202$5,000 to $50,000
October 4, 19669:00 PM GMT-4F0Putnam0.110
October 4, 19667:35 PM GMT-4F1Putnam7.610
June 8, 19574:55 PM GMT-4F0Putnam0.110under $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.