Putnam County tornado history

46 tornadoes touched Putnam County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Dec 5, 1977). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 21 people.

46tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

2killed · 21 injured

39 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F033

(E)F19

(E)F24

(E)F30

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Dec 5, 1977	F2	9.4 mi	40 yd	10	1
Apr 4, 1973	F2	39 mi	67 yd	4	0
May 22, 1967	F2	17.4 mi	20 yd	2	0
Apr 24, 1995	F2	10 mi	350 yd	5	0
Oct 4, 1966	F1	7.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 2022	EF1	5.3 mi	70 yd	0	0
Apr 9, 1983	F1	4 mi	40 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 1980	F1	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 1991	F1	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 1975	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1980	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 26, 2006	F1	0.5 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 20, 2024	EF0	1.5 mi	5 yd
Jul 20, 2024	EF0	0.4 mi	5 yd
Mar 12, 2022	EF1	5.3 mi	70 yd
Jun 20, 2010	EF0	3.4 mi	10 yd
Aug 23, 2008	EF0	3.7 mi	100 yd
Jul 26, 2006	F1	0.5 mi	75 yd
Jun 21, 2005	F0	1 mi	—
Sep 7, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	75 yd
Sep 5, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	75 yd
Sep 5, 2004	F0	10 mi	75 yd
Sep 14, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Mar 29, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd

Deadliest: Dec 5, 1977, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Flagler County, FL28 Clay County, FL27 St. Johns County, FL67 Marion County, FL63 Bradford County, FL21 Alachua County, FL45 Union County, FL8 Volusia County, FL104

Questions

How many tornadoes has Putnam County, Florida had?

46 tornadoes touched Putnam County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Putnam County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Dec 5, 1977, with a 9.4-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Putnam County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (11 of 46). 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).