Palm Coast, Florida tornadoes

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28confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Palm Coast since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: October 12, 2023, EF2.

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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

Total28within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthSeptember9 of 28
StrongestF2Mar 16, 1950
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries0whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

90 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 6Apr: 0May: 1Jun: 1Jul: 4Aug: 1Sep: 9Oct: 2Nov: 1Dec: 3JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

September is the peak month, with 9 of 28 tornadoes.

By time of day

50 12 AM: 0: 0: 23 AM: 0: 1: 06 AM: 2: 1: 29 AM: 1: 1: 112 PM: 5: 2: 13 PM: 2: 2: 16 PM: 3: 0: 09 PM: 0: 1: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 12:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

40 1950: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 21980: 0: 0: 0: 3: 0: 0: 2: 2: 0: 01990: 0: 2: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 4: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 2: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 12020: 0: 0: 0: 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
20
EF1
4
EF2
4

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, March 16, 1950

1.5 mile path Longest path

19.4 miles, EF1

December 14, 2019, whole path Widest

880 yards, EF1

December 14, 2019
Every tornado

All 28 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Oct 12, 2023EF21 mi200 yd00
Oct 12, 2023EF012.07 mi25 yd00
Dec 14, 2019EF119.4 mi880 yd00
Jul 25, 2018EF00.01 mi25 yd00
Sep 10, 2017EF04.12 mi200 yd00
Dec 14, 2013EF19.52 mi150 yd00
Jul 22, 2007EF00.6 mi50 yd00
Mar 16, 2007EF00.01 mi10 yd00
Sep 25, 2004F01 mi1 yd00
Sep 5, 2004F00.5 mi75 yd00
Sep 14, 2001F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 14, 2001F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 14, 2001F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 14, 2001F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 17, 1994F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 1, 1991F00.2 mi10 yd00
Mar 3, 1991F00.2 mi20 yd00
Dec 15, 1987F01 mi30 yd00
Mar 7, 1987F01 mi30 yd00
Mar 14, 1986F01 mi10 yd00
Mar 14, 1986F00.5 mi10 yd00
Nov 20, 1983F23 mi50 yd00
Aug 12, 1983F10.5 mi40 yd00
Jun 22, 1983F00.4 mi20 yd00
Sep 3, 1979F00.1 mi30 yd00
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Palm Coast and its county

Palm Coast is in Flagler County, where NOAA has recorded 28 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.