Hillsborough County, Florida tornadoes

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153confirmed tornadoes since NOAA records began in 1950 (the first here in 1951). Most recent: August 8, 2025, EF0. 2026 so far: 1 preliminary report preliminary

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Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025

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The record

At a glance

Total1531950 to 2025

Per year2.0average since 1950

Peak monthJuly26 of 153

StrongestF4Apr 4, 1966

Deaths12whole paths, see note

Injuries665whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can extend beyond Hillsborough County.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

July is the peak month, with 26 of 153 tornadoes.

By time of day

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

By year, 1950 to 2025

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones. This year so far: 1 preliminary reports.

By rating

EF0

EF1

EF2

EF4

Unknown

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

All 153 tornadoes, newest first

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Aug 8, 2025	EF0	0.02 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 9, 2024	EF1	0.58 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 31, 2022	EFU	0.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Dec 16, 2020	EF1	12.93 mi	250 yd	0	0
Dec 9, 2018	EF1	2.76 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 29, 2018	EF0	0.22 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2018	EF0	0.96 mi	40 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2016	EF0	0.92 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 30, 2014	EF0	0.45 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 2014	EF0	1.38 mi	15 yd	0	0
Oct 8, 2013	EF0	0.25 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2013	EF0	9.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 26, 2013	EF0	0.73 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 27, 2012	EF0	0.04 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2012	EF0	1.06 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2011	EF1	5.24 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2011	EF1	1.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2011	EF0	5.62 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2011	EF0	4.29 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 2009	EF0	0.19 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 2009	EF0	2.92 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2009	EF0	0.05 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 13, 2009	EF0	1.39 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 2005	F0	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 2005	F0	0.6 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 2005	F0	0.3 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2003	F1	2.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2002	F0	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	3 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 2000	F0	0.1 mi	n/a	0	0
Jun 25, 2000	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 1999	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 18, 1999	F1	1.8 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jan 2, 1999	F1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 2, 1999	F1	2.3 mi	10 yd	0	1
Sep 25, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jan 23, 1998	F0	0.9 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 1997	F0	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 27, 1997	F1	3.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 27, 1997	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 5, 1997	F0	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 1997	F0	2.7 mi	50 yd	0	1
Apr 23, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 7, 1996	F2	2 mi	83 yd	1	0
Oct 7, 1996	F0	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 7, 1996	F0	6 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 7, 1996	F0	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 7, 1996	F0	11 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 7, 1996	F0	20 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 1995	F0	1.2 mi	50 yd	0	2
Aug 25, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 10, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 1994	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 1994	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 1994	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1994	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1993	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 8, 1993	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 5, 1992	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 3, 1992	F1	2 mi	250 yd	0	2
Apr 25, 1991	F1	1 mi	60 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 1991	F0	0.6 mi	40 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 1991	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jan 19, 1991	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 16, 1990	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1990	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 12, 1989	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 1988	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 1985	F1	3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 1985	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1984	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 8, 1983	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1983	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	2
Feb 2, 1983	F2	4 mi	40 yd	0	2
Jul 8, 1982	F1	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 30, 1981	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 1981	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1981	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Feb 2, 1981	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 19, 1980	F1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	6
May 8, 1979	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	1
May 8, 1979	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F1	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 8, 1979	F1	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	1
Jul 26, 1978	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1978	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 26, 1978	F0	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
Jan 19, 1978	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jan 8, 1978	F2	10 mi	100 yd	0	2
Jun 28, 1976	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1976	F1	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 23, 1976	F1	9.6 mi	33 yd	0	2
Sep 3, 1975	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 8, 1975	F1	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 1975	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 3, 1975	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 27, 1975	F0	9.2 mi	70 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 1974	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 10, 1974	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 19, 1974	F1	45.9 mi	167 yd	0	55
Oct 31, 1973	F2	27.9 mi	100 yd	0	17
Jan 22, 1973	F1	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	8
Mar 31, 1972	F2	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 1972	F2	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	4
Feb 7, 1972	F1	0.5 mi	250 yd	0	0
Oct 17, 1971	F1	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 2, 1971	F1	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 28, 1971	F1	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 20, 1971	F0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 10, 1971	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1971	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1971	F0	0.3 mi	33 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 1971	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 1971	F0	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 6, 1970	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 6, 1970	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	3
Jan 6, 1970	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	2
Dec 10, 1969	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1969	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	2
Jul 1, 1969	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 1969	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1969	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 1968	F1	57.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 9, 1968	F1	69.3 mi	10 yd	0	3
Nov 9, 1968	F1	12.3 mi	10 yd	0	1
Jul 14, 1967	F1	5.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 1966	F2	123.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 1966	F4	135.8 mi	300 yd	11	530
Jul 2, 1964	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	6
Jun 11, 1964	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 28, 1963	F2	0.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 19, 1963	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 1961	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 25, 1961	F1	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 29, 1960	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 19, 1960	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1960	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 16, 1960	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 16, 1960	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 18, 1960	F1	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 21, 1959	F1	2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1958	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 1958	F0	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 11, 1957	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 9, 1953	F2	9.2 mi	100 yd	0	12
Jul 22, 1951	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

This year

2026 preliminary reports not yet confirmed

Report date	Location	Rating
May 24, 2026	2 SW Town 'n' Country	Not yet rated

Preliminary reports from the Storm Prediction Center. One tornado can be reported more than once, and NOAA confirms the final record months later.

Cities

Cities in Hillsborough County

Each city page counts every tornado path within 10 miles of the city, including paths just over the county line.

Tampa 72

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025, and SPC preliminary reports for 2026. Page built October 13, 2026.