Port St. Lucie, Florida tornadoes

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31confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Port St. Lucie since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: October 9, 2024, EF3.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total31within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthMay5 of 31
StrongestEF3Oct 9, 2024
Deaths6whole paths, see note
Injuries3whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

50 Jan: 1Feb: 3Mar: 2Apr: 4May: 5Jun: 3Jul: 3Aug: 4Sep: 1Oct: 4Nov: 0Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 5 of 31 tornadoes.

By time of day

80 12 AM: 0: 0: 13 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 2: 09 AM: 0: 1: 112 PM: 8: 4: 53 PM: 2: 4: 16 PM: 1: 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

50 1950: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 2: 21980: 0: 1: 1: 1: 1: 0: 1: 1: 0: 11990: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 1: 1: 02010: 0: 1: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 1: 0: 5: 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
23
EF1
5
EF2
2
EF3
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

EF3, October 9, 2024

6 deaths, 0 injuries Strongest

EF3, October 9, 2024

21.24 mile path Longest path

65.49 miles, EF2

October 9, 2024, whole path Widest

500 yards, EF3

October 9, 2024
Every tornado

All 31 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Oct 9, 2024EF321.24 mi500 yd60
Oct 9, 2024EF265.49 mi300 yd00
Oct 9, 2024EF111.8 mi150 yd00
Oct 9, 2024EF017.94 mi200 yd00
Jan 15, 2024EF08.22 mi50 yd00
Jun 9, 2022EF01.5 mi200 yd00
May 28, 2012EF00.69 mi40 yd00
May 8, 2012EF00.02 mi10 yd00
Apr 26, 2011EF00.05 mi15 yd00
Aug 19, 2008EF00.08 mi30 yd00
Jul 23, 2007EF00.1 mi30 yd00
May 25, 2005F00.4 mi4 yd00
Aug 12, 2004F00.1 mi30 yd00
Feb 2, 1998F00.4 mi50 yd00
Apr 22, 1994F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 2, 1991F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 9, 1989F00.2 mi10 yd00
Mar 7, 1987F01 mi30 yd00
Dec 31, 1986F00.5 mi30 yd00
Sep 5, 1984F00.5 mi10 yd00
Feb 2, 1983F22 mi50 yd01
Apr 11, 1982F05 mi50 yd01
Feb 2, 1981F10.3 mi10 yd00
May 8, 1979F00.1 mi30 yd00
May 8, 1979F04.6 mi30 yd00
Nearby

Port St. Lucie and its county

Port St. Lucie is in St. Lucie County, where NOAA has recorded 54 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.