Miami Gardens, Florida tornadoes

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84confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Miami Gardens since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: February 18, 2024, 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

Total84within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year1.1average since 1950
Peak monthJune15 of 84
StrongestF3Apr 10, 1956
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries124whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

150 Jan: 5Feb: 7Mar: 5Apr: 5May: 12Jun: 15Jul: 5Aug: 10Sep: 13Oct: 5Nov: 2Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

June is the peak month, with 15 of 84 tornadoes.

By time of day

110 12 AM: 0: 2: 23 AM: 0: 2: 16 AM: 2: 1: 49 AM: 1: 3: 1112 PM: 9: 6: 103 PM: 7: 7: 76 PM: 4: 2: 19 PM: 1: 0: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 11:00 AM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

70 1950: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 1: 2: 0: 0: 11960: 0: 1: 1: 0: 3: 0: 0: 0: 3: 11970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 3: 01980: 2: 4: 1: 0: 1: 0: 1: 2: 1: 11990: 0: 3: 1: 0: 0: 2: 4: 4: 7: 12000: 4: 3: 3: 2: 0: 0: 1: 0: 2: 02010: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 2: 3: 0: 12020: 1: 0: 2: 3: 2: 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
54
EF1
24
EF2
4
EF3
2

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

Strongest

F3, April 10, 1956

7.8 mile path Longest path

42.8 miles, F0

September 12, 1968, whole path Widest

350 yards, EF0

February 18, 2024
Every tornado

All 84 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Feb 18, 2024EF03.4 mi350 yd00
Feb 18, 2024EF03.36 mi100 yd00
Apr 21, 2023EF00.06 mi10 yd00
Apr 12, 2023EF01.73 mi50 yd00
Apr 12, 2023EF00.01 mi10 yd00
Sep 27, 2022EF07.44 mi75 yd00
Sep 27, 2022EF15.73 mi150 yd00
Aug 19, 2020EF00.5 mi160 yd00
Jan 27, 2019EF00.44 mi100 yd00
Sep 9, 2017EF10.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 5, 2017EF00.06 mi10 yd00
Jan 23, 2017EF12.79 mi123 yd00
Feb 16, 2016EF13.78 mi150 yd00
Feb 16, 2016EF06.72 mi50 yd00
Sep 16, 2015EF02.32 mi40 yd00
Jun 24, 2012EF00.5 mi20 yd00
Aug 18, 2008EF00.25 mi25 yd00
Aug 14, 2008EF10.39 mi15 yd00
Nov 14, 2006F00.02 mi20 yd00
Oct 29, 2003F00.3 mi15 yd00
Mar 27, 2003F12 mi300 yd00
Aug 6, 2002F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 2, 2002F00.5 mi10 yd00
May 30, 2002F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 8, 2001F00.2 mi10 yd00
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Miami Gardens and its county

Miami Gardens is in Miami-Dade County, where NOAA has recorded 152 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.