Holmes County tornado history

21 tornadoes touched Holmes County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jun 25, 1972). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 4 people.

21tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 4 injured

15.5 milongest path · 2025

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F19

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: December.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 25, 1972	F2	0.5 mi	27 yd	2	1
May 10, 2025	EF2	15.5 mi	600 yd	1	0
Dec 10, 1967	F2	9.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Dec 16, 2000	F2	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 4, 1995	F1	12 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF1	9.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 11, 2018	EF1	4.8 mi	100 yd	1	0
Sep 15, 2004	F1	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2023	EF1	3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2005	F1	1.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Dec 7, 1995	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 1968	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 10, 2025	EF2	15.5 mi	600 yd	1
Jan 9, 2024	EF0	1 mi	100 yd	0
Dec 10, 2023	EF1	3 mi	250 yd	0
Oct 25, 2022	EF0	1.1 mi	70 yd	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF1	9.1 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 11, 2018	EF1	4.8 mi	100 yd	1
Aug 29, 2012	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 26, 2005	F1	1.1 mi	150 yd	0
Sep 15, 2004	F1	4 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 29, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	75 yd	0
Nov 5, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 25, 2002	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 25, 1972, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Geneva County, AL31 Washington County, FL33 Walton County, FL70 Jackson County, FL52 Houston County, AL60 Coffee County, AL41 Dale County, AL43 Covington County, AL51

Questions

How many tornadoes has Holmes County, Florida had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Holmes County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jun 25, 1972, with a 0.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Holmes County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in December (4 of 21). 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).