Walton County tornado history

70 tornadoes touched Walton County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Dec 10, 1967). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 11 people.

70tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 11 injured

105.4 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F038

(E)F124

(E)F26

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: January.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Dec 10, 1967	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 26, 1973	F2	105.4 mi	20 yd	4	1
Apr 30, 1963	F2	61 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 28, 1963	F2	5.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 2023	EF2	0.8 mi	85 yd	0	0
Feb 1, 1983	F2	0.3 mi	30 yd	1	0
Mar 30, 1960	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 12, 1975	F1	26.7 mi	33 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1975	F1	18.5 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2021	EF1	15.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 9, 2024	EF1	10.9 mi	220 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF1	9.1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 10, 2025	EF1	8 mi	400 yd
May 13, 2024	unrated	—	10 yd
May 10, 2024	EF0	3.1 mi	25 yd
May 10, 2024	EF0	1.4 mi	25 yd
Jan 9, 2024	EF1	10.9 mi	220 yd
Jan 9, 2024	EF1	5.4 mi	160 yd
Jan 9, 2024	EF1	0.3 mi	200 yd
Jun 19, 2023	EF1	1.6 mi	200 yd
Mar 17, 2023	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Feb 9, 2023	EF1	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jan 25, 2023	EF0	1.5 mi	50 yd
Jan 25, 2023	EF0	0.6 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: May 26, 1973, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Okaloosa County, FL102 Holmes County, FL21 Washington County, FL33 Geneva County, AL31 Bay County, FL93 Covington County, AL51 Santa Rosa County, FL79 Coffee County, AL41

Questions

How many tornadoes has Walton County, Florida had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Walton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Dec 10, 1967, with a 0.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Walton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in January (10 of 70). 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).