Lake County tornado history

61 tornadoes touched Lake County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Feb 2, 2007). Tornadoes here killed 26 and injured 217 people.

61tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

26killed · 217 injured

69.3 milongest path · 1968

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

By rating

(E)F028

(E)F122

(E)F27

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 2, 2007	EF3	26 mi	450 yd	51	13
Feb 2, 2007	EF3	10.5 mi	450 yd	10	8
Feb 22, 1998	F3	18 mi	200 yd	70	3
Mar 12, 1993	F2	30 mi	200 yd	60	1
Apr 15, 1987	F2	3 mi	100 yd	7	1
Aug 31, 1985	F2	5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 9, 1982	F2	3 mi	20 yd	1	0
May 10, 1962	F2	0.3 mi	33 yd	1	0
Mar 7, 1971	F2	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 1960	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	6	0
Nov 9, 1968	F1	69.3 mi	10 yd	3	0
Feb 6, 1975	F1	54.9 mi	50 yd	5	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 12, 2025	unrated	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 7, 2020	EF0	—	25 yd	0
Jun 7, 2020	EF0	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Jan 4, 2020	EF0	2.4 mi	175 yd	1
Jul 4, 2018	EF0	1 mi	75 yd	0
Sep 10, 2017	EF1	3.8 mi	500 yd	0
Sep 1, 2016	EF0	4.3 mi	250 yd	0
Jun 1, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 24, 2012	EF0	3.7 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 5, 2011	EF0	0.4 mi	10 yd	0
Aug 13, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Sep 20, 2007	EF1	1.8 mi	300 yd	0

Deadliest: Feb 2, 2007, EF3, 13 killed.

Nearby counties

Sumter County, FL18 Orange County, FL70 Seminole County, FL31 Marion County, FL63 Volusia County, FL104 Hernando County, FL36 Citrus County, FL52 Flagler County, FL28

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lake County, Florida had?

61 tornadoes touched Lake County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lake County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Feb 2, 2007, with a 26-mile path and 13 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lake County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (10 of 61). 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).