Tornadoes · United States · Florida

Tornadoes in Walton County, Florida

71 tornadoes have crossed Walton County since 1950, 2 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 19th of the 67 counties in Florida with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.1 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 11. 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
71
Deaths
1
Injuries
11
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, December 10, 1967

The deadliest in Walton County

  1. F2, Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties, FloridaMay 26, 19731 killed, 4 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Walton County, FloridaDecember 10, 1967F3, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  2. F2, Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties, FloridaMay 26, 1973F2, 105.4 mi (170 km)
  3. F2, Walton, Washington and Calhoun counties, FloridaApril 30, 1963F2, 61.0 mi (98 km)
  4. F2, Walton County, FloridaSeptember 28, 1963F2, 5.6 mi (9 km)
  5. EF2, Walton County, FloridaJanuary 22, 2023EF2, 0.8 mi (1 km)
  6. F2, Walton County, FloridaFebruary 1, 1983F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)
  7. F2, Walton County, FloridaMarch 30, 1960F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 35 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Walton County. Each year links to every tornado in Florida that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20262EF1
20251EF1
20246EF1
20237EF2
20223EF1
20212EF1
20202EF1
20191EF0
20161EF0
20154EF0
20091EF0
20042F1
20031F0
20022F1
20011F1
20001F0
19991F1
19983F0
19972F1
19961F0
19954F1
19901F0
19893F0
19884F0
198525F1
198311F2
19791F1
19781F0
19752F1
197421F1
1973114F2
19691F0
19671F3
19632F2
19601F2

Every tornado that crossed Walton County

71 tornadoes, newest first. The 2 at the top are this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and their ratings are marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
January 25, 20261:23 PM CSTEF1Walton1.1800
May 25, 20264:07 PM CDTEF1Walton0.3150
May 10, 202510:22 AM CDTEF1Walton8.0400$3,000
May 13, 202411:44 AM CDTUnratedWalton0.010
May 10, 20244:47 AM CDTEF0Walton1.425
May 10, 20244:25 AM CDTEF0Walton3.125
January 9, 20247:06 AM CSTEF1Walton0.3200$50,000
January 9, 20244:48 AM CSTEF1Walton5.4160$50,000
January 9, 20244:29 AM CSTEF1Walton10.9220$100,000
June 19, 202311:16 AM CDTEF1Walton1.6200$25,000
March 17, 20237:20 PM CDTEF0Walton0.125
February 9, 20238:26 PM CSTEF1Walton0.250$5,000
January 25, 20235:16 AM CSTEF0Walton0.650
January 25, 20235:15 AM CSTEF0Walton0.675
January 25, 20235:04 AM CSTEF0Walton1.550
January 22, 20235:14 AM CSTEF2Walton0.885$250,000
December 14, 20228:55 PM CSTEF0Walton1.625
March 18, 20223:38 PM CDTEF1Walton0.825
January 2, 20221:02 PM CSTEF0Walton0.185$50,000
December 8, 202112:07 AM CSTEF0Walton1.750
April 10, 20216:23 AM CDTEF1Walton15.8100$10,000
April 23, 20203:13 PM CDTEF1Walton9.1100$200,000
March 31, 202012:55 PM CDTEF0Walton0.225$2,000
March 3, 20194:28 PM CSTEF0Walton11.9400
January 22, 20161:44 AM CSTEF0Walton3.050
November 18, 201512:05 PM CSTEF0Walton0.150
November 18, 201511:35 AM CSTEF0Walton0.025
April 19, 20158:25 AM CDTEF0Walton0.325$2,000
April 19, 20158:22 AM CDTEF0Walton0.325
March 27, 20096:37 AM CDTEF0Walton0.250
November 24, 200410:55 AM CSTF0Walton0.250$10,000
November 24, 200410:41 AM CSTF1Walton0.2100$40,000
April 25, 20035:20 AM CDTF0Walton0.275$100,000
September 25, 20025:00 PM CDTF1Walton1.0100$550,000
September 25, 20024:00 PM CDTF1Walton1.0100$400,000
October 13, 200110:15 PM CDTF1Walton1.0100$750,000
December 16, 200012:55 PM CSTF0Walton0.250$3,000
May 26, 19996:30 PM CDTF1Walton0.2100$500,000
September 28, 19988:45 AM CDTF0Walton0.550$50,000
June 19, 19988:18 PM CDTF0Walton1.030
June 19, 19987:45 PM CDTF0Walton1.030
October 26, 19977:00 AM CSTF1Walton1.0100$500,000
January 15, 199710:49 PM CSTF1Walton0.273$10,000
September 17, 19962:17 PM CDTF0Walton0.110
November 11, 19959:06 AM CSTF1Walton0.130$5,000 to $50,000
November 11, 19958:57 AM CSTF1Walton0.250$5,000 to $50,000
October 27, 19953:00 PM CDTF0Walton0.120$500 to $5,000
October 4, 199512:58 PM CDTF0Walton0.120$5,000 to $50,000
September 11, 19903:00 PM CDTF0Walton0.210$50 to $500
December 12, 19899:30 AM CSTF0Walton0.210$5,000 to $50,000
December 12, 19899:30 AM CSTF0Walton0.210$5,000 to $50,000
May 1, 19896:30 AM CDTF0Walton0.450$500 to $5,000
November 5, 198812:44 AM CSTF0Walton1.030$5,000 to $50,000
September 10, 19882:30 PM CDTF0Walton1.030$500 to $5,000
September 10, 19881:38 PM CDTF0Walton1.030$500 to $5,000
September 10, 198812:15 PM CDTF0Walton1.030$500 to $5,000
October 28, 19856:40 AM CSTF1Walton2.0105$500,000 to $5 million
May 2, 19854:30 AM CDTF0Walton0.510$5,000 to $50,000
February 1, 19839:30 AM CSTF2Walton0.3301$5,000 to $50,000
July 24, 19791:30 PM CDTF1Walton0.230$5,000 to $50,000
June 25, 197812:00 AM CDTF0Walton0.110$50 to $500
November 12, 197510:00 AM CSTF1Walton26.733$50,000 to $500,000
April 14, 19752:40 PM CDTF0Walton0.123$50 to $500
February 19, 19747:30 AM CDTF1Walton0.517$5,000 to $50,000
February 15, 197410:20 PM CDTF1Walton1.0171$5,000 to $50,000
May 26, 19731:00 PM CDTF2Escambia105.42014$5,000 to $50,000
May 24, 19696:30 PM GMT-5F0Walton0.110under $50
December 10, 19673:30 AM GMT-6F3Walton0.110$5,000 to $50,000
September 28, 19638:00 AM GMT-5F2Walton5.6150$500 to $5,000
April 30, 19637:30 AM GMT-5F2Walton61.010$50,000 to $500,000
March 30, 19604:00 AM GMT-6F2Walton0.110$500 to $5,000

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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.