Miami-Dade County tornado history

138 tornadoes touched Miami-Dade County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 17, 1959). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 154 people.

138tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 154 injured

42.8 milongest path · 1968

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

By rating

(E)F0105

(E)F126

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated2

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
Jun 17, 1959	F3	12.7 mi	333 yd	77	0
Mar 27, 2003	F2	6 mi	600 yd	14	1
Dec 20, 1973	F2	7.6 mi	33 yd	9	0
Feb 19, 1968	F2	5.7 mi	100 yd	21	0
Jun 22, 1971	F2	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 1968	F1	14 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 1982	F1	10 mi	100 yd	4	0
Jan 2, 2002	F1	10 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 12, 1997	F1	8 mi	150 yd	12	0
Jan 3, 1996	F1	7 mi	40 yd	9	0
May 24, 2020	EF1	4.8 mi	40 yd	0	0
Mar 9, 1998	F1	4.5 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	2.9 mi	75 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF0	9 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 18, 2024	unrated	0.6 mi	30 yd	0
May 25, 2023	EF0	0.6 mi	75 yd	1
Sep 27, 2022	unrated	5.2 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 27, 2022	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 27, 2022	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 19, 2020	EF0	0.5 mi	160 yd	0
May 24, 2020	EF1	4.8 mi	40 yd	0
Jan 27, 2019	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 20, 2018	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
May 29, 2018	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 27, 2003, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Monroe County, FL82 Broward County, FL149 Collier County, FL72 Palm Beach County, FL200 Hendry County, FL33 Martin County, FL43 Glades County, FL25 Lee County, FL128

Questions

How many tornadoes has Miami-Dade County, Florida had?

138 tornadoes touched Miami-Dade County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Miami-Dade County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 17, 1959, with a 12.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Miami-Dade County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (25 of 138). 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).