Brevard County tornado history

140 tornadoes touched Brevard County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 19, 1972). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 143 people.

140tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 143 injured

21 milongest path · 1983

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

By rating

(E)F072

(E)F149

(E)F216

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: September.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 19, 1972	F3	4.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 19, 1972	F3	3.8 mi	100 yd	23	0
Mar 5, 1970	F3	1.9 mi	333 yd	7	0
Nov 15, 1994	F2	2.5 mi	50 yd	40	1
Mar 24, 1983	F2	18 mi	90 yd	0	0
Jan 28, 1973	F2	5.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 7, 1983	F2	5 mi	60 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 1971	F2	4.1 mi	77 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 1972	F2	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1972	F2	2 mi	100 yd	11	0
Sep 3, 1979	F2	2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Sep 10, 2017	EF2	1.6 mi	125 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Sep 7, 2025	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	5.2 mi	250 yd
Jun 27, 2024	EF0	1.1 mi	75 yd
Jun 7, 2023	EF1	1 mi	300 yd
Apr 16, 2023	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd
Sep 28, 2022	EF0	3 mi	100 yd
Jun 12, 2021	EF0	2.1 mi	30 yd
Aug 16, 2020	EF0	0.4 mi	15 yd
Oct 19, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 14, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Sep 10, 2017	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Sep 10, 2017	EF1	1.3 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: Nov 15, 1994, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Osceola County, FL44 Seminole County, FL31 Orange County, FL70 Indian River County, FL35 Volusia County, FL104 Okeechobee County, FL25 Polk County, FL171 St. Lucie County, FL54

Questions

How many tornadoes has Brevard County, Florida had?

140 tornadoes touched Brevard County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Brevard County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 19, 1972, with a 4.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in Brevard County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (25 of 140). 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).