St. Lucie County tornado history

54 tornadoes touched St. Lucie County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Oct 9, 2024). Tornadoes here killed 8 and injured 27 people.

54tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

8killed · 27 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)F037

(E)F111

(E)F23

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: August.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 9, 2024	EF3	21.2 mi	500 yd	0	6
Sep 18, 1954	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	2	2
Apr 15, 1958	F3	14.8 mi	10 yd	20	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF2	65.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Aug 1, 1967	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 15, 1970	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	2	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	11.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	11.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	6.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 1953	F1	2 mi	10 yd	1	0
Jun 28, 1975	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1975	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
Oct 9, 2024	EF0	17.9 mi	200 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	11.8 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	11.4 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF1	6.8 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF2	65.5 mi	300 yd	0
Oct 9, 2024	EF3	21.2 mi	500 yd	6
Jun 30, 2022	EF0	—	10 yd	0
Jun 9, 2022	EF0	1.5 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 6, 2022	EF0	3.3 mi	75 yd	0
Mar 23, 2017	EF0	1 mi	30 yd	0
May 17, 2016	EF1	0.5 mi	75 yd	0
May 17, 2016	EF0	0.6 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: Oct 9, 2024, EF3, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Martin County, FL43 Indian River County, FL35 Okeechobee County, FL25 Palm Beach County, FL200 Glades County, FL25 Highlands County, FL49 Osceola County, FL44 Brevard County, FL140

Questions

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

54 tornadoes touched St. Lucie County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in St. Lucie County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Oct 9, 2024, with a 21.2-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in St. Lucie County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (13 of 54). 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).