Tornadoes · United States · Florida

Tornadoes in Suwannee County, Florida

44 tornadoes have crossed Suwannee County since 1950, 33rd of the 67 counties in Florida with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.7 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 10. 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
44
Deaths
0
Injuries
10
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F2, September 29, 1998

The strongest

  1. F2, Lafayette and Suwannee counties, FloridaFebruary 6, 1975F2, 22.9 mi (37 km)
  2. F2, Suwannee County, FloridaDecember 21, 1972F2, 12.2 mi (20 km)
  3. F2, Suwannee County, FloridaSeptember 29, 1998F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  4. F2, Suwannee County, FloridaJune 10, 1954F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  5. F2, Suwannee County, FloridaJune 15, 1965F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  6. F2, Suwannee County, FloridaSeptember 24, 1956F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 28 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Suwannee County. Each year links to every tornado in Florida that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20202EF0
20171EF0
20151EF1
20091EF1
20082EF0
20071EF0
20052F0
20041F0
20031F0
20002F0
199815F2
19971F0
19832F1
19811F1
19804F1
19793F1
19781F0
19763F0
197534F2
19742F1
19731F0
19722F2
19711F1
19691F0
19681F1
19651F2
19561F2
195411F2

Every tornado that crossed Suwannee County

44 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 13, 202010:09 AM EDTEF0Suwannee3.1175
March 31, 20205:26 PM EDTEF0Suwannee0.8704
January 7, 20171:30 AM ESTEF0Suwannee0.250
April 19, 20154:30 PM EDTEF1Suwannee3.660
March 31, 20098:45 PM EDTEF1Suwannee2.2200$750,000
April 28, 20082:25 PM EDTEF0Suwannee0.150
March 7, 20089:30 AM ESTEF0Suwannee0.050
March 2, 20074:00 AM ESTEF0Suwannee0.1100$10,000
July 10, 20055:40 PM EDTF0Suwannee10.050
July 9, 200510:40 PM EDTF0Suwannee1.025
September 5, 20042:30 PM EDTF0Suwannee0.575
April 25, 20033:00 PM EDTF0Suwannee1.050
July 20, 20003:35 PM EDTF0Suwannee0.110$1,000
March 30, 20002:50 PM ESTF0Suwannee0.210$3,000
September 29, 199812:30 AM EDTF2Suwannee2.01005$600,000
January 9, 19978:20 AM ESTF0Suwannee1.530$100,000
December 28, 198310:50 AM ESTF1Hamilton3.030$5,000 to $50,000
December 28, 198310:30 AM ESTF1Suwannee3.030$5,000 to $50,000
July 8, 19815:21 PM EDTF1Suwannee2.050$5,000 to $50,000
June 25, 19809:05 PM EDTF1Suwannee0.520$500 to $5,000
June 25, 19808:10 PM EDTF1Suwannee5.250$50,000 to $500,000
June 25, 19808:00 PM EDTF1Suwannee0.120
May 25, 19804:00 PM EDTF1Suwannee0.530$50,000 to $500,000
July 5, 19793:10 PM EDTF1Suwannee0.130$5,000 to $50,000
July 4, 19797:00 PM EDTF1Suwannee0.130$5,000 to $50,000
June 20, 19792:35 PM EDTF0Suwannee0.110under $50
June 28, 19788:00 PM EDTF0Suwannee0.510$500 to $5,000
September 3, 19768:10 PM EDTF0Suwannee0.117
May 14, 19765:00 PM EDTF0Suwannee0.110$5,000 to $50,000
March 9, 19768:00 AM ESTF0Suwannee0.520$500 to $5,000
July 17, 19754:50 PM EDTF0Suwannee0.130
February 6, 197512:25 PM ESTF2Lafayette22.91004$500,000 to $5 million
January 25, 197512:00 PM ESTF1Suwannee19.810$5,000 to $50,000
July 20, 19744:30 PM EDTF0Suwannee0.110$500 to $5,000
May 4, 19744:38 PM EDTF1Suwannee2.020$500,000 to $5 million
April 26, 19734:00 PM ESTF0Suwannee0.220$5,000 to $50,000
December 21, 19721:45 PM ESTF2Suwannee12.230$5,000 to $50,000
March 29, 19726:40 PM ESTF0Suwannee0.520under $50
July 8, 19712:30 PM EDTF1Suwannee0.350$500 to $5,000
June 5, 19697:00 PM GMT-4F0Suwannee0.110
August 29, 19688:00 AM GMT-4F1Suwannee5.610$5,000 to $50,000
June 15, 196512:30 PM GMT-4F2Suwannee0.110$500 to $5,000
September 24, 195610:00 PM GMT-4F2Suwannee0.150$5,000 to $50,000
June 10, 19544:30 PM GMT-4F2Suwannee2.0101$5,000 to $50,000

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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.