Volusia County tornado history

104 tornadoes touched Volusia County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Feb 2, 2007). Tornadoes here killed 27 and injured 155 people.

104tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

27killed · 155 injured

30 milongest path · 2004

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

By rating

(E)F055

(E)F131

(E)F214

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Feb 2, 2007	EF3	26 mi	450 yd	51	13
Feb 22, 1998	F3	16 mi	200 yd	36	13
Nov 1, 1997	F3	3 mi	400 yd	32	0
Feb 22, 1998	F2	8 mi	150 yd	3	1
Oct 7, 1996	F2	6 mi	400 yd	0	0
Feb 22, 1998	F2	5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 2020	EF2	4.6 mi	550 yd	1	0
Nov 20, 1983	F2	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 25, 2006	F2	2.8 mi	50 yd	5	0
Dec 25, 2006	F2	2.7 mi	80 yd	6	0
Aug 30, 1968	F2	2 mi	127 yd	0	0
May 20, 1972	F2	1 mi	23 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Sep 18, 2025	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 22, 2023	EF0	0.6 mi	20 yd	0
Aug 2, 2021	EF0	0.5 mi	25 yd	0
Aug 18, 2020	EF2	4.6 mi	550 yd	1
Aug 18, 2020	EF0	0.1 mi	70 yd	0
Jun 6, 2020	EF0	2 mi	200 yd	0
Jan 4, 2020	EF1	4.4 mi	265 yd	0
Jun 9, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	150 yd	0
Sep 10, 2017	EF1	0.8 mi	175 yd	0
Jul 25, 2014	EF1	1.7 mi	75 yd	0
Dec 10, 2012	EF1	0.6 mi	150 yd	2
Dec 10, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Feb 22, 1998, F3, 13 killed.

Nearby counties

Seminole County, FL31 Flagler County, FL28 Orange County, FL70 Lake County, FL61 Putnam County, FL46 Marion County, FL63 St. Johns County, FL67 Brevard County, FL140

Questions

How many tornadoes has Volusia County, Florida had?

104 tornadoes touched Volusia County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Volusia County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Feb 2, 2007, with a 26-mile path and 13 deaths.

When is tornado season in Volusia County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (17 of 104). 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).