Palm Beach County tornado history

200 tornadoes touched Palm Beach County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 2.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Oct 19, 1958). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 111 people.

200tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
1killed · 111 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)F0133
(E)F150
(E)F212
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated3

By month

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: August.

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
Oct 9, 2024EF265.5 mi300 yd00
Jun 17, 1959F28.7 mi150 yd00
Sep 27, 2022EF27 mi200 yd20
Aug 18, 2008EF22.7 mi100 yd00
Apr 29, 2023EF22.6 mi320 yd00
Jan 13, 1979F21 mi50 yd00
Aug 8, 1983F20.3 mi70 yd20
Mar 18, 1958F20.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 14, 1964F20.1 mi100 yd220
Mar 14, 1965F20.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 24, 2025unrated—10 yd00
May 12, 2025EF05.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 9, 2024EF015.5 mi50 yd00
Oct 9, 2024unrated16.4 mi50 yd00
Oct 9, 2024EF265.5 mi300 yd00
Oct 9, 2024EF332.9 mi457 yd70
Jan 6, 2024unrated0.8 mi100 yd00
Apr 29, 2023EF22.6 mi320 yd00
Apr 28, 2023EF00.8 mi100 yd00
Apr 21, 2023EF0—10 yd00
Sep 28, 2022EF00.2 mi50 yd00
Sep 27, 2022EF27 mi200 yd20

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

Nearby counties

Martin County, FL43Broward County, FL149Hendry County, FL33Glades County, FL25St. Lucie County, FL54Okeechobee County, FL25Collier County, FL72Miami-Dade County, FL138

Questions

How many tornadoes has Palm Beach County, Florida had?

200 tornadoes touched Palm Beach County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 2.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (31 of 200). 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).