Palm Bay, Florida tornadoes

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24confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Palm Bay since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: September 7, 2025, EF0.

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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

Total24within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthSeptember5 of 24
StrongestF2Jun 18, 1972
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries17whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

50 Jan: 2Feb: 2Mar: 2Apr: 1May: 2Jun: 1Jul: 2Aug: 1Sep: 5Oct: 4Nov: 2Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

September is the peak month, with 5 of 24 tornadoes.

By time of day

50 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 56 AM: 1: 0: 29 AM: 1: 2: 412 PM: 3: 1: 33 PM: 0: 0: 16 PM: 0: 0: 19 PM: 0: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

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

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 01970: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 11980: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 11990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 1: 1: 0: 12000: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 3: 0: 0: 1: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 119501960197019801990200020102020

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
15
EF1
6
EF2
3

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

F2, June 18, 1972

2 mile path Longest path

21 miles, F1

March 24, 1983, whole path Widest

250 yards, EF0

September 13, 2016
Every tornado

All 24 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Sep 7, 2025EF00.28 mi50 yd00
Sep 10, 2017EF11.33 mi75 yd00
Sep 13, 2016EF03.47 mi250 yd00
Nov 30, 2008EF00.17 mi30 yd00
Oct 24, 2005F00.1 mi20 yd00
Oct 24, 2005F20.3 mi40 yd00
Feb 27, 2005F13 mi50 yd01
Sep 14, 2001F00.2 mi30 yd00
May 30, 1999F00.1 mi30 yd00
Nov 13, 1997F08 mi50 yd00
Jan 1, 1996F00.5 mi35 yd00
Aug 2, 1995F00.1 mi23 yd00
Oct 28, 1994F00.1 mi20 yd00
Mar 31, 1989F00.2 mi23 yd00
Oct 29, 1986F11.5 mi30 yd04
Jul 22, 1985F00.5 mi10 yd00
Mar 24, 1983F121 mi80 yd00
Apr 22, 1982F00.5 mi20 yd00
Sep 3, 1979F22 mi40 yd00
Jan 13, 1978F02 mi20 yd00
Jun 18, 1972F22 mi100 yd011
Feb 3, 1970F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 9, 1968F10.1 mi10 yd01
May 28, 1968F00.1 mi10 yd00
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Palm Bay and its county

Palm Bay is in Brevard County, where NOAA has recorded 141 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.