Duval County tornado history

80 tornadoes touched Duval County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.1 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (May 12, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 13 people.

80tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
1killed · 13 injured
18.9 milongest path · 2013
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F045
(E)F126
(E)F29
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 12, 1974F217.5 mi33 yd10
Aug 12, 2004F27 mi1 yd00
Jun 8, 1957F26.4 mi27 yd00
Feb 2, 1996F26 mi80 yd00
May 12, 1974F24.3 mi100 yd20
Jun 6, 1964F23.6 mi27 yd00
Jun 8, 1957F20.9 mi33 yd00
Jun 8, 1957F20.1 mi23 yd00
Feb 25, 1960F20.1 mi100 yd20
Jun 6, 2013EF118.9 mi704 yd00
Apr 25, 1973F112.1 mi20 yd00
Apr 23, 1983F16 mi40 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 28, 2024EF11.4 mi200 yd00
Feb 4, 2024EF11.1 mi200 yd00
Feb 4, 2024EF01.4 mi25 yd00
Jan 9, 2024EF00.2 mi30 yd00
May 15, 2022EF0—1 yd00
Jul 7, 2021EF13.7 mi150 yd00
Dec 24, 2020EF10.9 mi60 yd00
Dec 24, 2020EF10.6 mi100 yd00
Apr 15, 2020EF014.9 mi125 yd00
Jul 27, 2017EF00.1 mi40 yd00
Jun 6, 2016EF13.9 mi180 yd00
Apr 25, 2015EF13.4 mi350 yd00

Deadliest: Jun 11, 2001, F0, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Nassau County, FL29Clay County, FL27St. Johns County, FL67Baker County, FL12Camden County, GA25Bradford County, FL21Charlton County, GA11Union County, FL8

Questions

How many tornadoes has Duval County, Florida had?

80 tornadoes touched Duval County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Duval County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on May 12, 1974, with a 17.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Duval County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (18 of 80). 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).