Hernando County tornado history

36 tornadoes touched Hernando County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF1 (Dec 15, 2022).

36tornadoes since 1950
EF1strongest rating
0killed · 4 injured
21 milongest path · 1998
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F026
(E)F110
(E)F20
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Dec 15, 2022EF110.3 mi100 yd00
Mar 12, 2022EF15.8 mi100 yd00
Sep 2, 1998F12.7 mi50 yd00
Feb 2, 1983F11 mi20 yd00
Nov 2, 2018EF10.7 mi100 yd00
Jan 9, 1953F10.5 mi10 yd00
Mar 18, 1975F10.5 mi200 yd00
Aug 10, 1982F10.5 mi10 yd10
Oct 3, 1992F10.4 mi80 yd00
Oct 3, 1992F10.4 mi80 yd00
Sep 2, 1998F021 mi30 yd00
Apr 23, 1997F016 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Dec 15, 2022EF110.3 mi100 yd00
Mar 12, 2022EF15.8 mi100 yd00
Nov 2, 2018EF10.7 mi100 yd00
Jul 25, 2007EF00.2 mi30 yd00
Aug 14, 2004F03 mi40 yd00
Jul 28, 2000F00.3 mi—00
May 29, 1999F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jan 2, 1999F00.5 mi—00
Sep 2, 1998F12.7 mi50 yd00
Sep 2, 1998F021 mi30 yd00
Feb 16, 1998F02 mi30 yd00
Apr 23, 1997F00.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Pasco County, FL96Citrus County, FL52Sumter County, FL18Hillsborough County, FL152Pinellas County, FL150Lake County, FL61Levy County, FL23Marion County, FL63

Questions

How many tornadoes has Hernando County, Florida had?

36 tornadoes touched Hernando County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Hernando County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF1 on Dec 15, 2022, with a 10.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Hernando County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (6 of 36). 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).