Orlando, Florida tornadoes

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21confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Orlando since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: June 6, 2020, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total21within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthJuly6 of 21
StrongestF4Apr 4, 1966
Deaths36whole paths, see note
Injuries690whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

60 Jan: 1Feb: 1Mar: 2Apr: 2May: 2Jun: 4Jul: 6Aug: 2Sep: 0Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

July is the peak month, with 6 of 21 tornadoes.

By time of day

40 12 AM: 1: 1: 03 AM: 0: 0: 16 AM: 0: 1: 09 AM: 0: 1: 212 PM: 1: 2: 03 PM: 0: 1: 46 PM: 4: 1: 09 PM: 0: 0: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 5:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

20 1950: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 1: 0: 2: 01980: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 12010: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 1: 2: 1: 02020: 1: 0: 0: 0: 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
12
EF1
3
EF2
3
EF3
2
EF4
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, February 22, 1998

25 deaths, 150 injuries Strongest

F4, April 4, 1966

135.8 mile path Longest path

135.8 miles, F4

April 4, 1966, whole path Widest

500 yards, EF1

June 6, 2020
Every tornado

All 21 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 6, 2020EF15.12 mi500 yd00
Dec 9, 2018EF00.13 mi50 yd00
Jul 7, 2017EF00.69 mi25 yd00
Jul 7, 2017EF00.05 mi15 yd00
Jul 8, 2016EF00.25 mi30 yd00
Mar 29, 2014EF02.43 mi100 yd00
Aug 27, 2012EF00.83 mi30 yd00
Jul 15, 2009EF00.14 mi50 yd00
Aug 13, 2004F12 mi200 yd00
Feb 22, 1998F328 mi250 yd25150
Jun 21, 1981F00.1 mi20 yd00
Mar 19, 1981F38 mi100 yd01
Jul 1, 1978F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 10, 1978F00.5 mi20 yd00
May 12, 1976F00.3 mi10 yd01
Apr 15, 1975F00.1 mi23 yd00
Jan 28, 1973F214 mi100 yd07
Jun 5, 1967F20.1 mi173 yd00
Apr 4, 1966F4135.8 mi300 yd11530
Jul 24, 1953F10.1 mi17 yd01
May 15, 1950F20.1 mi10 yd00
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Orlando and its county

Orlando is in Orange County, where NOAA has recorded 70 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.