Gulf County tornado history

29 tornadoes touched Gulf County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Oct 27, 1972).

29tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 3 injured
3 milongest path · 2004
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F019
(E)F17
(E)F23
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 27, 1972F21 mi100 yd10
Sep 24, 1956F20.1 mi10 yd00
Dec 10, 1967F20.1 mi70 yd00
Nov 26, 2013EF12.9 mi50 yd00
Jul 12, 1989F12 mi10 yd00
Jan 24, 1993F11.5 mi50 yd20
Mar 2, 1972F11 mi20 yd00
Feb 17, 1992F11 mi50 yd00
Dec 24, 1978F10.5 mi20 yd00
Apr 16, 1954F10.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 15, 2004F03 mi100 yd00
Feb 17, 1995F02 mi30 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 8, 2015EF00.5 mi50 yd00
Nov 26, 2013EF12.9 mi50 yd00
Mar 7, 2005F00.2 mi50 yd00
Mar 7, 2005F01 mi50 yd00
Sep 15, 2004F03 mi100 yd00
Apr 25, 2003F00.2 mi50 yd00
Feb 16, 2003F00.2 mi75 yd00
Mar 16, 2000F00.2 mi50 yd00
Jan 2, 1999F01 mi—00
Mar 8, 1998F00.5 mi30 yd00
Mar 7, 1998F00.7 mi30 yd00
Nov 13, 1997F00.1 mi30 yd00

Nearby counties

Bay County, FL93Franklin County, FL49Liberty County, FL19Calhoun County, FL24Washington County, FL33Wakulla County, FL25Gadsden County, FL35Jackson County, FL52

Questions

How many tornadoes has Gulf County, Florida had?

29 tornadoes touched Gulf County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Gulf County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Oct 27, 1972, with a 1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Gulf County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (8 of 29). 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).