Okaloosa County tornado history

102 tornadoes touched Okaloosa County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Dec 25, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 124 people.

102tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

4killed · 124 injured

105.4 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F058

(E)F127

(E)F215

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: October.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Dec 25, 1964	F3	12.8 mi	67 yd	4	0
May 26, 1973	F2	105.4 mi	20 yd	4	1
Dec 10, 1967	F2	6.8 mi	1,000 yd	50	1
Jan 5, 1962	F2	2.5 mi	100 yd	30	1
Oct 4, 1995	F2	1.8 mi	170 yd	3	1
May 10, 2024	EF2	24 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 1958	F2	8.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 7, 1974	F2	5.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 5, 1962	F2	2.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 12, 1971	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 8, 1971	F2	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 1, 1989	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 10, 2025	EF1	1.9 mi	120 yd	0
May 10, 2024	EF2	24 mi	1,000 yd	0
May 10, 2024	unrated	2.5 mi	30 yd	0
Oct 29, 2022	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Mar 18, 2022	EF1	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF1	2.7 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 5, 2018	EF0	—	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 2018	EF1	1.2 mi	50 yd	2
Jun 21, 2017	EF0	2.5 mi	75 yd	0
Nov 30, 2016	EF0	0.8 mi	175 yd	0
Jul 5, 2013	EF0	0.3 mi	40 yd	0
Sep 4, 2011	EF0	0.8 mi	40 yd	0

Deadliest: Jan 5, 1962, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Walton County, FL70 Santa Rosa County, FL79 Escambia County, FL103 Covington County, AL51 Escambia County, AL31 Holmes County, FL21 Washington County, FL33 Geneva County, AL31

Questions

How many tornadoes has Okaloosa County, Florida had?

102 tornadoes touched Okaloosa County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Okaloosa County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Dec 25, 1964, with a 12.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Okaloosa County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in October (16 of 102). 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).