Tornadoes · United States · Florida

Tornadoes in Volusia County, Florida

109 tornadoes have crossed Volusia County since 1950, 8th of the 67 counties in Florida with a tornado on record, an average of 1.4 a year. They have killed 27 people and injured 155. 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
109
Deaths
27
Injuries
155
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, February 2, 2007

The deadliest in Volusia County

  1. EF3, Lake and Volusia counties, FloridaFebruary 2, 200713 killed, 51 injured
  2. F3, Seminole and Volusia counties, FloridaFebruary 22, 199813 killed, 36 injured
  3. F2, Volusia County, FloridaFebruary 22, 19981 killed, 3 injured

The strongest

  1. EF3, Lake and Volusia counties, FloridaFebruary 2, 2007EF3, 26.0 mi (42 km)
  2. F3, Seminole and Volusia counties, FloridaFebruary 22, 1998F3, 16.0 mi (26 km)
  3. F3, Volusia County, FloridaNovember 1, 1997F3, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  4. F2, Volusia County, FloridaFebruary 22, 1998F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  5. F2, Volusia County, FloridaOctober 7, 1996F2, 6.0 mi (10 km)
  6. F2, Volusia County, FloridaFebruary 22, 1998F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  7. EF2, Volusia County, FloridaAugust 18, 2020EF2, 4.6 mi (7 km)
  8. F2, Volusia County, FloridaNovember 20, 1983F2, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  9. F2, Volusia County, FloridaDecember 25, 2006F2, 2.8 mi (5 km)
  10. F2, Volusia County, FloridaDecember 25, 2006F2, 2.7 mi (4 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 42 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Volusia County. Each year links to every tornado in Florida that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251Unrated
20231EF0
20211EF0
202041EF2
20181EF0
20171EF1
20141EF1
201222EF1
20103EF0
200921EF0
200731351EF3
2006211F2
200431F1
200125F1
20001F0
199851439F3
19971032F3
19964F2
19951F0
19942F1
19902F0
198823F1
198631F1
19842F1
19835F2
19824F1
197976F2
197871F1
19763F0
19754F0
19741F1
19723F2
197111F2
19702F0
19692F1
19681F2
19642F0
19632F1
19611F2
19602F0
19592F1
19501F1

Every tornado that crossed Volusia County

109 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
September 18, 202511:23 AM EDTUnratedVolusia0.110
July 22, 20234:50 PM EDTEF0Volusia0.620
August 2, 20212:40 PM EDTEF0Volusia0.525
August 18, 20203:48 PM EDTEF2Volusia4.65501$8.0 million
August 18, 20203:48 PM EDTEF0Volusia0.170$40,000
June 6, 20208:27 PM EDTEF0Volusia2.0200
January 4, 202011:26 AM ESTEF1Volusia4.4265$25,000
June 9, 20184:20 PM EDTEF0Volusia0.5150$10,000
September 10, 20179:04 PM EDTEF1Volusia0.8175
July 25, 20144:24 PM EDTEF1Volusia1.775$723,000
December 10, 20125:29 PM ESTEF0Volusia0.120$1,000
December 10, 20125:25 PM ESTEF1Volusia0.61502$1.7 million
August 11, 20104:05 PM EDTEF0Volusia0.120
August 11, 201012:05 PM EDTEF0Volusia0.320$5,000
August 7, 20101:10 PM EDTEF0Volusia0.840$58,000
July 24, 20096:25 PM EDTEF0Volusia0.71651$2.5 million
July 24, 20095:46 PM EDTEF0Volusia0.650$1,000
July 7, 20075:33 PM EDTEF0Volusia0.130$30,000
February 2, 20074:22 AM ESTEF1Volusia3.1100$6.0 million
February 2, 20073:37 AM ESTEF3Lake26.04501351$98 million
December 25, 20061:40 PM ESTF2Volusia2.7806$50 million
December 25, 20061:22 PM ESTF2Volusia2.8505$2.5 million
August 13, 20047:40 PM EDTF0Volusia30.0201
August 13, 20047:26 PM EDTF1Volusia0.440
August 8, 200411:43 AM EDTF0Volusia0.120
September 14, 20015:20 PM EDTF0Volusia0.830$60,000
March 13, 200110:50 AM ESTF1Volusia2.53005$5.0 million
September 17, 20005:45 PM EDTF0Volusia0.580$10,000
July 28, 19983:50 PM EDTF0Volusia0.350$100,000
February 22, 199812:45 AM ESTF2Volusia5.0150$500,000
February 22, 199812:10 AM ESTF3Seminole16.02001336$31 million
February 22, 199810:55 PM ESTF2Volusia8.015013$4.0 million
February 16, 19983:19 PM ESTF0Volusia0.240$80,000
November 1, 199712:45 AM ESTF3Volusia3.040032$14 million
July 5, 19974:30 PM EDTF0Volusia0.230$30,000
April 23, 199710:50 AM EDTF0Volusia3.030$250,000
April 23, 199710:50 AM EDTF0Volusia3.030$250,000
April 23, 199710:44 AM EDTF0Volusia1.230$120,000
April 23, 199710:44 AM EDTF0Volusia1.230$120,000
April 23, 199710:15 AM EDTF0Volusia0.330$60,000
April 23, 199710:15 AM EDTF0Volusia0.330$60,000
April 23, 19979:30 AM EDTF0Volusia0.120
April 23, 19979:30 AM EDTF0Volusia0.120
October 7, 19965:20 PM EDTF2Volusia6.0400$2.4 million
October 7, 19965:20 PM EDTF0Volusia0.120
October 7, 19969:45 AM EDTF0Volusia0.130$10,000
October 7, 19968:55 AM EDTF0Volusia0.130
June 19, 19959:48 PM EDTF0Volusia0.110$5,000 to $50,000
November 16, 19943:45 AM ESTF0Volusia0.123$5,000 to $50,000
May 3, 19944:40 PM EDTF1Volusia3.0100$5 million to $50 million
November 9, 19907:39 PM ESTF0Volusia0.220under $50
November 9, 19905:20 PM ESTF0Volusia0.220$500 to $5,000
May 11, 19883:20 PM EDTF0Volusia1.030
January 21, 198811:15 AM ESTF1Volusia10.0603$50,000 to $500,000
March 14, 19869:45 AM ESTF1Volusia1.010$5,000 to $50,000
March 14, 19867:54 AM ESTF0Volusia1.010$50 to $500
February 8, 198610:00 AM ESTF0Volusia5.0101$5,000 to $50,000
June 27, 19846:00 PM EDTF1Volusia2.050$500,000 to $5 million
April 14, 19847:30 PM ESTF0Volusia1.010$5,000 to $50,000
November 20, 19831:26 PM ESTF2Volusia3.050$500,000 to $5 million
April 23, 19831:50 PM ESTF1Volusia8.040$5,000 to $50,000
April 15, 19834:10 PM ESTF1Volusia16.050$500 to $5,000
February 2, 19838:40 AM ESTF1Volusia2.050$50,000 to $500,000
February 2, 19836:30 AM ESTF1Volusia0.210$500 to $5,000
June 18, 19822:00 AM EDTF1Volusia5.050under $50
June 17, 19821:20 AM EDTF0Volusia0.410$500 to $5,000
June 17, 19829:00 PM EDTF1Volusia0.210$50,000 to $500,000
March 7, 19823:10 AM ESTF1Volusia0.550$5,000 to $50,000
September 29, 19793:50 PM EDTF0Volusia0.230
September 3, 197910:00 PM EDTF1Volusia0.130$50,000 to $500,000
September 3, 19799:00 PM EDTF2Volusia0.130$5,000 to $50,000
September 3, 19798:35 PM EDTF2Volusia0.130$50,000 to $500,000
May 8, 19799:15 AM EDTF1Volusia6.9506$500,000 to $5 million
May 5, 19795:20 PM EDTF1Volusia6.230$50,000 to $500,000
January 24, 19793:30 AM ESTF1Volusia0.520$5,000 to $50,000
September 27, 19784:25 PM EDTF0Volusia0.110under $50
September 22, 197812:30 PM EDTF0Volusia0.110
September 4, 19784:00 PM EDTF0Volusia0.220$500 to $5,000
August 13, 19782:30 PM EDTF1Volusia0.1201$5,000 to $50,000
July 27, 19783:30 PM EDTF0Volusia0.110$50 to $500
June 9, 19783:35 PM EDTF0Volusia0.110$500 to $5,000
April 18, 19786:45 PM ESTF1Volusia0.520$50,000 to $500,000
July 3, 19763:30 PM EDTF0Volusia0.120$500 to $5,000
May 23, 197612:30 PM EDTF0Volusia0.510$50 to $500
May 22, 19765:25 PM EDTF0Volusia1.010$50,000 to $500,000
August 9, 19754:00 PM EDTF0Volusia0.120$500 to $5,000
May 15, 19754:00 PM EDTF0Volusia0.250$5,000 to $50,000
April 14, 19756:10 PM EDTF0Volusia0.123$50 to $500
April 11, 197512:00 PM EDTF0Volusia0.5100$500 to $5,000
May 12, 197410:35 AM EDTF1Marion20.2100$50,000 to $500,000
August 22, 19725:55 PM EDTF2Volusia1.050$5,000 to $50,000
June 19, 19724:50 AM EDTF1Volusia0.1100$5,000 to $50,000
May 20, 19723:00 PM EDTF2Volusia1.023$5,000 to $50,000
August 27, 19715:45 PM EDTF2Volusia0.3501$500 to $5,000
July 17, 19704:00 PM EDTF0Volusia0.110
July 17, 19704:00 PM EDTF0Volusia0.110
October 2, 19695:43 PM GMT-4F0Volusia0.110under $50
July 22, 19698:18 PM GMT-4F1Volusia0.110$500 to $5,000
August 30, 19683:15 AM GMT-4F2Volusia2.0127$5,000 to $50,000
August 28, 19643:00 AM GMT-4F0Volusia0.110
January 12, 19648:40 AM GMT-5F0Volusia1.020$500 to $5,000
August 9, 19634:25 PM GMT-4F1Volusia0.110$50 to $500
July 7, 19633:30 PM GMT-4F1Volusia0.110$500 to $5,000
August 29, 19612:01 AM GMT-4F2Volusia0.560$5,000 to $50,000
July 19, 19604:15 PM GMT-4F0Volusia0.110under $50
July 14, 19604:45 PM GMT-4F0Volusia0.110under $50
October 12, 19593:00 PM GMT-4F1Volusia1.070$50 to $500
July 12, 19595:04 PM GMT-4F0Volusia0.110under $50
May 8, 19503:00 PM GMT-4F1Volusia0.330$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.