Orange County tornado history

70 tornadoes touched Orange County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Feb 22, 1998). Tornadoes here killed 29 and injured 305 people.

70tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
29killed · 305 injured
69.3 milongest path · 1968
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F034
(E)F124
(E)F29
(E)F33
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Feb 22, 1998F328 mi250 yd15025
Feb 22, 1998F318 mi200 yd703
Mar 19, 1981F38 mi100 yd10
Apr 2, 1959F20.1 mi100 yd91
Jan 8, 1978F219.3 mi200 yd230
Feb 2, 1983F25 mi50 yd90
Jan 28, 1973F22.7 mi300 yd160
Jan 8, 1978F22 mi100 yd00
Feb 2, 1983F21 mi20 yd00
May 15, 1950F20.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 28, 1964F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 5, 1967F20.1 mi173 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 26, 2025EF00.1 mi15 yd00
Jun 6, 2024EF0—5 yd00
Jun 6, 2020EF0—10 yd00
Jun 6, 2020EF0—20 yd00
Jun 6, 2020EF15.1 mi500 yd00
Dec 9, 2018EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Jul 7, 2017EF00.1 mi15 yd00
Sep 1, 2016EF01.5 mi150 yd00
Jul 24, 2014EF00.3 mi15 yd00
Mar 29, 2014EF02.4 mi100 yd00
Dec 10, 2012EF04.2 mi50 yd00
Sep 19, 2011EF00.1 mi15 yd00

Deadliest: Feb 22, 1998, F3, 25 killed.

Nearby counties

Seminole County, FL31Lake County, FL61Osceola County, FL44Volusia County, FL104Brevard County, FL140Polk County, FL171Sumter County, FL18Marion County, FL63

Questions

How many tornadoes has Orange County, Florida had?

70 tornadoes touched Orange County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Orange County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Feb 22, 1998, with a 28-mile path and 25 deaths.

When is tornado season in Orange County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (16 of 70). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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