Washington County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched Washington County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 31, 2022). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 37 people.

33tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

3killed · 37 injured

61 milongest path · 1963

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F116

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 31, 2022	EF3	12.1 mi	200 yd	1	2
Mar 15, 2001	F2	10 mi	350 yd	21	1
Apr 30, 1963	F2	61 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF2	17.2 mi	400 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 1967	F2	9.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 12, 1975	F1	53 mi	50 yd	12	0
Dec 12, 1989	F1	10 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 2, 2015	EF1	6.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF1	5.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1993	F1	5 mi	73 yd	0	0
Oct 13, 2001	F1	2.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 26, 1997	F1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jan 9, 2024	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2022	EF3	12.1 mi	200 yd	1	2
Mar 9, 2022	EF0	1.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 9, 2022	EF1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 2021	EF0	1.6 mi	25 yd	0	0
Feb 15, 2021	EF0	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF2	17.2 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF1	5.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Nov 2, 2015	EF1	6.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 15, 2004	F0	12 mi	75 yd	0	0
Feb 16, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	75 yd	0	0
Oct 13, 2001	F1	2.7 mi	100 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 31, 2022, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Holmes County, FL21 Jackson County, FL52 Walton County, FL70 Calhoun County, FL24 Bay County, FL93 Geneva County, AL31 Houston County, AL60 Seminole County, GA8

Questions

How many tornadoes has Washington County, Florida had?

33 tornadoes touched Washington County, Florida between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Washington County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 31, 2022, with a 12.1-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Washington County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (7 of 33). 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).