Glades County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Glades County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Oct 9, 2024). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 9 people.

25tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 9 injured

29.9 milongest path · 2024

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F18

(E)F21

(E)F31

(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
Oct 9, 2024	EF3	15.5 mi	250 yd	3	0
Jun 17, 1982	F2	8 mi	17 yd	4	1
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	29.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	17 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	6.3 mi	120 yd	0	0
Feb 16, 2016	EF1	1.8 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 2002	F1	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 19, 1975	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 2, 1998	F1	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 11, 1970	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 18, 2011	EF0	1.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 3, 1997	F0	1.5 mi	50 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	17 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	29.9 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	6.3 mi	120 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF3	15.5 mi	250 yd	3
Sep 28, 2022	EF0	1.1 mi	75 yd	0
Feb 16, 2016	EF1	1.8 mi	75 yd	0
Jul 12, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 24, 2012	EF0	—	10 yd	0
Jun 24, 2012	EF0	—	20 yd	0
Oct 18, 2011	EF0	1 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 18, 2011	EF0	1.9 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 10, 2009	EF0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 17, 1982, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Highlands County, FL49 Hendry County, FL33 Okeechobee County, FL25 DeSoto County, FL35 Martin County, FL43 Charlotte County, FL66 Palm Beach County, FL200 Hardee County, FL24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Glades County, Florida had?

25 tornadoes touched Glades County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Glades County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Oct 9, 2024, with a 15.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Glades County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (8 of 25). 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).