Lee County tornado history

128 tornadoes touched Lee County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.7 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Oct 31, 1960). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 35 people.

128tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 35 injured

19.2 milongest path · 2001

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

By rating

(E)F087

(E)F126

(E)F214

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 31, 1960	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	1
Oct 9, 2024	EF2	16.3 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jan 16, 2022	EF2	7 mi	125 yd	0	0
Jan 9, 2016	EF2	3.4 mi	182 yd	3	0
Jun 18, 1972	F2	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 9, 1986	F2	1.5 mi	200 yd	12	0
Nov 4, 1988	F2	1.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1989	F2	1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Feb 23, 1965	F2	0.5 mi	67 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1972	F2	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 1971	F2	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1972	F2	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Oct 9, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	33 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	0.9 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF2	16.3 mi	500 yd	0
Jun 30, 2024	unrated	—	15 yd	0
Jun 18, 2023	EF0	—	10 yd	0
Apr 29, 2022	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 12, 2022	EF0	—	50 yd	0
Jan 16, 2022	EF2	7 mi	125 yd	0
Jan 16, 2022	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 21, 2021	EF1	1.3 mi	50 yd	1
Oct 19, 2019	EF1	1.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 20, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0

Deadliest: Oct 31, 1960, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Charlotte County, FL66 DeSoto County, FL35 Collier County, FL72 Hendry County, FL33 Sarasota County, FL85 Glades County, FL25 Hardee County, FL24 Highlands County, FL49

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lee County, Florida had?

128 tornadoes touched Lee County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lee County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Oct 31, 1960, with a 0.1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (24 of 128). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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