Florida tornado history

3,719 tornadoes in Florida from 1950 to 2025, killing 175 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Palm Beach County200Polk County171Hillsborough County152Pinellas County150Broward County149Brevard County140Miami-Dade County138Lee County128Volusia County104Escambia County103Okaloosa County102Pasco County96Manatee County95Bay County93Sarasota County85Monroe County82Duval County80Santa Rosa County79Collier County72Orange County70Walton County70St. Johns County67Charlotte County66Marion County63Lake County61St. Lucie County54Citrus County52Jackson County52Franklin County49Highlands County49Putnam County46Alachua County45Osceola County44Suwannee County44Martin County43Hernando County36DeSoto County35Gadsden County35Indian River County35Leon County34Hendry County33Washington County33Seminole County31Gulf County29Nassau County29Flagler County28Clay County27Columbia County25Glades County25Okeechobee County25Wakulla County25Calhoun County24Hardee County24Taylor County24Levy County23Madison County23Bradford County21Holmes County21Liberty County19Sumter County18Jefferson County17Baker County12Lafayette County10Hamilton County8Union County8Gilchrist County6Dixie County3

By decade

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Deadliest tornadoes in Florida

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Feb 22, 1998F328 mi250 yd15025
Mar 31, 1962F36.9 mi440 yd10017
Feb 2, 2007EF326 mi450 yd5113
Feb 22, 1998F316 mi200 yd3613
Apr 4, 1966F4135.8 mi300 yd53011
Feb 2, 2007EF310.5 mi450 yd108
Oct 9, 2024EF321.2 mi500 yd06
Sep 15, 2004F27 mi600 yd54
Apr 19, 1988F312 mi300 yd184
Apr 9, 1983F310 mi80 yd23