Boca Raton, Florida tornadoes

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67confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Boca Raton since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: April 28, 2023, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total67within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.9average since 1950
Peak monthFebruary11 of 67
StrongestF3Mar 1, 1980
Deaths1whole paths, see note
Injuries74whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Boca Raton.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

110 Jan: 5Feb: 11Mar: 4Apr: 7May: 3Jun: 8Jul: 4Aug: 6Sep: 9Oct: 5Nov: 4Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

February is the peak month, with 11 of 67 tornadoes.

By time of day

100 12 AM: 1: 1: 03 AM: 0: 0: 16 AM: 5: 2: 39 AM: 4: 2: 212 PM: 8: 5: 93 PM: 10: 4: 26 PM: 2: 1: 39 PM: 1: 1: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 3:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

60 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 4: 01960: 1: 0: 0: 0: 2: 1: 0: 1: 2: 01970: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 21980: 4: 1: 1: 3: 1: 0: 0: 2: 2: 11990: 1: 0: 1: 0: 3: 1: 0: 1: 2: 62000: 1: 0: 0: 1: 1: 1: 1: 0: 1: 02010: 1: 1: 0: 4: 0: 2: 3: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 1: 2: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
37
EF1
24
EF2
5
EF3
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F3, March 1, 1980

1 deaths, 33 injuries Strongest

F3, March 1, 1980

7.8 mile path Longest path

52.5 miles, F2

March 17, 1983, whole path Widest

500 yards, F3

March 1, 1980
Every tornado

All 67 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 28, 2023EF00.76 mi100 yd00
Apr 21, 2023EF00.03 mi10 yd00
Sep 27, 2022EF26.98 mi200 yd02
Feb 16, 2016EF13.47 mi50 yd00
Jan 28, 2016EF07.12 mi10 yd00
Jan 27, 2016EF12.29 mi35 yd02
Feb 5, 2015EF01.1 mi50 yd00
Feb 5, 2015EF10.3 mi70 yd00
Sep 16, 2013EF00.07 mi10 yd00
Jul 19, 2013EF00.1 mi10 yd03
May 2, 2013EF00.4 mi50 yd00
Feb 14, 2013EF00.03 mi10 yd00
Jan 25, 2011EF00.2 mi50 yd00
Aug 7, 2010EF01.82 mi30 yd00
Jun 13, 2008EF00.05 mi10 yd00
Aug 21, 2006F00.1 mi30 yd00
Jun 18, 2005F00.5 mi20 yd00
Aug 12, 2004F00.3 mi15 yd00
Jun 19, 2003F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 16, 2000F00.4 mi10 yd00
Oct 15, 1999F12 mi20 yd00
Sep 14, 1999F00.1 min/a00
Sep 6, 1999F00.5 mi10 yd00
Jun 24, 1999F00.1 min/a00
Feb 18, 1999F01 min/a00
Nearby

Boca Raton and its county

Boca Raton is in Palm Beach County, where NOAA has recorded 199 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.