Pinellas County tornado history

150 tornadoes touched Pinellas County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 2.0 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 4, 1966). Tornadoes here killed 19 and injured 827 people.

150tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

19killed · 827 injured

135.8 milongest path · 1966

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

By rating

(E)F087

(E)F144

(E)F214

(E)F32

(E)F41

(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
Apr 4, 1966	F4	135.8 mi	300 yd	530	11
Oct 3, 1992	F3	2.6 mi	500 yd	75	3
May 4, 1978	F3	1.5 mi	200 yd	94	3
Oct 3, 1992	F2	3 mi	200 yd	0	1
Apr 4, 1966	F2	123.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 1973	F2	27.9 mi	100 yd	17	0
Dec 16, 2020	EF2	13.1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Dec 11, 1983	F2	8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 13, 1963	F2	5.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 2023	EF2	5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 1981	F2	4.7 mi	150 yd	5	0
Jul 12, 1992	F2	4.5 mi	60 yd	6	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Sep 25, 2025	EF0	—	10 yd	0
Jun 25, 2025	EF1	2.1 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 4, 2024	EF0	2.2 mi	50 yd	0
Jan 9, 2024	EF0	—	10 yd	0
Oct 12, 2023	EF0	0.4 mi	15 yd	0
Oct 11, 2023	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 11, 2023	EF2	5 mi	300 yd	0
Jun 16, 2023	unrated	0.1 mi	25 yd	2
Dec 15, 2022	EF1	1.9 mi	100 yd	2
Feb 14, 2021	EF0	1.3 mi	30 yd	0
Dec 16, 2020	EF2	13.1 mi	300 yd	0
Nov 30, 2020	unrated	12.4 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 4, 1966, F4, 11 killed.

Nearby counties

Hillsborough County, FL152 Pasco County, FL96 Manatee County, FL95 Hernando County, FL36 Sarasota County, FL85 Hardee County, FL24 Citrus County, FL52 Polk County, FL171

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pinellas County, Florida had?

150 tornadoes touched Pinellas County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 2.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Pinellas County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 4, 1966, with a 135.8-mile path and 11 deaths.

When is tornado season in Pinellas County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (28 of 150). 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).