Martin County tornado history

43 tornadoes touched Martin County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 19, 1958). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 35 people.

43tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
1killed · 35 injured
65.5 milongest path · 2024
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F026
(E)F18
(E)F26
(E)F33
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: October.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 19, 1958F320.2 mi440 yd241
Oct 9, 2024EF332.9 mi457 yd70
Jan 24, 1979F39.6 mi20 yd00
Oct 9, 2024EF265.5 mi300 yd00
Jun 17, 1959F28.7 mi150 yd00
Oct 9, 2024EF25.7 mi400 yd00
Feb 9, 1973F22 mi30 yd10
Feb 2, 1983F22 mi50 yd10
Oct 14, 1964F20.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 9, 2024EF13 mi250 yd10
Jun 12, 2024EF11.7 mi500 yd00
May 15, 1974F11 mi333 yd10

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 9, 2024EF017.9 mi200 yd00
Oct 9, 2024EF13 mi250 yd10
Oct 9, 2024EF265.5 mi300 yd00
Oct 9, 2024EF332.9 mi457 yd70
Oct 9, 2024EF25.7 mi400 yd00
Jun 12, 2024EF11.7 mi500 yd00
Jan 15, 2024EF08.2 mi50 yd00
Mar 11, 2022EF00.1 mi40 yd00
Nov 5, 2019EF00.3 mi10 yd00
May 27, 2018EF00.1 mi10 yd00
May 14, 2018EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Jan 17, 2016EF10.8 mi75 yd00

Deadliest: Oct 19, 1958, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

St. Lucie County, FL54Palm Beach County, FL200Okeechobee County, FL25Indian River County, FL35Glades County, FL25Hendry County, FL33Highlands County, FL49Broward County, FL149

Questions

How many tornadoes has Martin County, Florida had?

43 tornadoes touched Martin County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Martin County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Oct 19, 1958, with a 20.2-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Martin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in October (12 of 43). 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).