Alachua County tornado history

45 tornadoes touched Alachua County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Apr 4, 1973). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 23 people.

45tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 23 injured

39 milongest path · 1973

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F024

(E)F113

(E)F28

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 4, 1973	F2	39 mi	67 yd	4	0
May 4, 1978	F2	12.8 mi	300 yd	4	0
Mar 14, 1986	F2	2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1978	F2	1 mi	50 yd	6	0
Sep 28, 1966	F2	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 2, 1983	F2	0.3 mi	20 yd	4	0
Jun 8, 1957	F2	0.1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Feb 3, 1970	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1993	F1	0.8 mi	60 yd	4	1
Jun 21, 1977	F1	6.4 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 1983	F1	4 mi	40 yd	0	0
Oct 28, 1980	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Sep 18, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Dec 14, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	45 yd
May 20, 2016	EF0	0.7 mi	20 yd
Mar 24, 2012	EF0	4.6 mi	50 yd
Feb 26, 2008	EF0	—	20 yd
Dec 16, 2007	EF1	0.8 mi	200 yd
Aug 3, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	—
Sep 5, 2004	F0	5 mi	75 yd
Apr 25, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Apr 25, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 20, 2002	F0	—	—
Feb 2, 1996	F0	6 mi	15 yd

Deadliest: Mar 12, 1993, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Bradford County, FL21 Union County, FL8 Gilchrist County, FL6 Clay County, FL27 Marion County, FL63 Putnam County, FL46 Levy County, FL23 Columbia County, FL25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Alachua County, Florida had?

45 tornadoes touched Alachua County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Alachua County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Apr 4, 1973, with a 39-mile path.

When is tornado season in Alachua County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (6 of 45). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).