Indian River County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Indian River County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Oct 9, 2024). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 1 people.

35tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

6killed · 1 injured

21.2 milongest path · 2024

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

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F112

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: October.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 9, 2024	EF3	21.2 mi	500 yd	0	6
Nov 10, 1963	F2	2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 3, 1970	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	11.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	8.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	7.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	4.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	3.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 25, 1985	F1	2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 1998	F1	2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2001	F1	2 mi	—	0	0
Dec 13, 2002	F1	1.2 mi	60 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	7.8 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	unrated	9.6 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	11.4 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	8.2 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	4.5 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	3.4 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF3	21.2 mi	500 yd	6
Oct 17, 2022	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 6, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	65 yd	0
Aug 18, 2017	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
May 17, 2016	EF1	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 27, 2012	EF0	1.6 mi	180 yd	0

Deadliest: Oct 9, 2024, EF3, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

St. Lucie County, FL54 Okeechobee County, FL25 Brevard County, FL140 Osceola County, FL44 Martin County, FL43 Highlands County, FL49 Glades County, FL25 Polk County, FL171

Questions

How many tornadoes has Indian River County, Florida had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Indian River County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Oct 9, 2024, with a 21.2-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Indian River County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in October (10 of 35). 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).