St. Johns County tornado history

67 tornadoes touched St. Johns County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Feb 7, 1971).

67tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 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)F048

(E)F110

(E)F26

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: September.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Feb 7, 1971	F3	13.1 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 15, 1958	F3	3.6 mi	73 yd	9
Apr 4, 1973	F2	39 mi	67 yd	4
Apr 24, 1995	F2	10 mi	350 yd	5
Apr 9, 1961	F2	5.1 mi	200 yd	2
Mar 16, 1950	F2	1.5 mi	150 yd	0
Sep 10, 2017	EF2	1.2 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 18, 1975	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 11, 2024	EF1	6.7 mi	310 yd	1
Sep 10, 2017	EF1	5 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 6, 2017	EF1	2.2 mi	70 yd	0
May 12, 1974	F1	2 mi	50 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 29, 2025	EF0	1.6 mi	15 yd	0
Apr 11, 2024	EF1	6.7 mi	310 yd	1
Apr 3, 2024	EF0	0.3 mi	125 yd	0
Sep 11, 2023	EF0	—	5 yd	0
Feb 14, 2021	EF0	—	10 yd	0
Mar 31, 2020	EF0	0.4 mi	704 yd	0
Dec 14, 2019	EF0	0.3 mi	325 yd	0
Jul 23, 2018	EF0	—	25 yd	0
Sep 10, 2017	EF1	1.2 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 10, 2017	EF1	5 mi	200 yd	0
Sep 10, 2017	EF2	1.2 mi	300 yd	0
Jun 6, 2017	EF1	2.2 mi	70 yd	0

How many tornadoes has St. Johns County, Florida had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in St. Johns County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Feb 7, 1971, with a 13.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in St. Johns County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (18 of 67). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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