Marion County tornado history

63 tornadoes touched Marion County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Dec 31, 1975). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 72 people.

63tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 72 injured

26.6 milongest path · 2022

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

By rating

(E)F026

(E)F127

(E)F29

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Dec 31, 1975	F3	2 mi	200 yd	26	1
Jan 7, 1995	F2	12 mi	440 yd	20	1
Mar 29, 2001	F2	22 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1993	F2	15 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1982	F2	13 mi	60 yd	0	0
Apr 9, 1983	F2	10 mi	60 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1978	F2	5.6 mi	100 yd	14	0
Nov 21, 1962	F2	3.6 mi	70 yd	0	0
Mar 8, 1973	F2	1.5 mi	100 yd	6	0
Jan 12, 1964	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 2022	EF1	26.6 mi	65 yd	0	0
May 12, 1974	F1	20.2 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 22, 2022	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 12, 2022	EF1	26.6 mi	65 yd	0
Apr 18, 2021	EF0	2.3 mi	440 yd	0
Apr 20, 2020	EF1	0.5 mi	500 yd	0
May 5, 2019	EF1	0.9 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 23, 2016	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 20, 2015	EF1	1.9 mi	350 yd	0
Jun 18, 2007	EF0	—	10 yd	0
Apr 7, 2005	F1	8 mi	1,000 yd	3
Sep 15, 2004	F1	4 mi	1 yd	0
Sep 7, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	75 yd	0
Sep 5, 2004	F0	1 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 31, 1975, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Putnam County, FL46 Sumter County, FL18 Lake County, FL61 Alachua County, FL45 Citrus County, FL52 Levy County, FL23 Flagler County, FL28 Bradford County, FL21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Marion County, Florida had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Marion County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Dec 31, 1975, with a 2-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Marion County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (10 of 63). 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).