Suwannee County tornado history

44 tornadoes touched Suwannee County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Feb 6, 1975).

44tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 10 injured
22.9 milongest path · 1975
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F023
(E)F115
(E)F26
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Feb 6, 1975F222.9 mi100 yd40
Dec 21, 1972F212.2 mi30 yd00
Jun 10, 1954F22 mi10 yd10
Sep 29, 1998F22 mi100 yd50
Sep 24, 1956F20.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 15, 1965F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jan 25, 1975F119.8 mi10 yd00
Aug 29, 1968F15.6 mi10 yd00
Jun 25, 1980F15.2 mi50 yd00
Apr 19, 2015EF13.6 mi60 yd00
Dec 28, 1983F13 mi30 yd00
Dec 28, 1983F13 mi30 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 13, 2020EF03.1 mi175 yd00
Mar 31, 2020EF00.8 mi704 yd00
Jan 7, 2017EF00.2 mi50 yd00
Apr 19, 2015EF13.6 mi60 yd00
Mar 31, 2009EF12.2 mi200 yd00
Apr 28, 2008EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Mar 7, 2008EF0—50 yd00
Mar 2, 2007EF00.1 mi100 yd00
Jul 10, 2005F010 mi50 yd00
Jul 9, 2005F01 mi25 yd00
Sep 5, 2004F00.5 mi75 yd00
Apr 25, 2003F01 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Lafayette County, FL10Hamilton County, FL8Columbia County, FL25Madison County, FL23Gilchrist County, FL6Echols County, GA5Union County, FL8Taylor County, FL24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Suwannee County, Florida had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Suwannee County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Feb 6, 1975, with a 22.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in Suwannee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (9 of 44). 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).