St. Petersburg, Florida tornadoes

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92confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of St. Petersburg since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: September 25, 2025, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

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Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025

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The record

At a glance

Total92within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025

Per year1.2average since 1950

Peak monthJuly16 of 92

StrongestF4Apr 15, 1958

Deaths3whole paths, see note

Injuries106whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

July is the peak month, with 16 of 92 tornadoes.

By time of day

Most often around 1:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

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

EF1

EF2

EF3

EF4

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

All 92 tornadoes, newest first

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Sep 25, 2025	EF0	0.01 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 2025	EF1	2.07 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 2024	EF0	2.18 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jan 9, 2024	EF0	0.01 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2022	EF1	1.88 mi	100 yd	0	2
Dec 16, 2020	EF2	13.11 mi	300 yd	0	0
Feb 6, 2020	EF0	9.24 mi	50 yd	0	1
May 5, 2019	EF0	0.39 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 2, 2018	EF1	1.7 mi	75 yd	0	1
Apr 15, 2018	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Oct 8, 2013	EF0	0.25 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 2013	EF0	0.14 mi	5 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2013	EF0	1.91 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2013	EF0	1.87 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2012	EF1	3.02 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2011	EF1	0.98 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 2005	F0	0.3 mi	40 yd	0	0
Aug 24, 2004	F0	0.8 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 11, 2002	F0	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 2002	F0	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	5 yd	0	0
Jul 10, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 1996	F0	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 1995	F1	6 mi	20 yd	0	1
Aug 9, 1993	F1	0.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 9, 1993	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 1993	F1	0.4 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 1993	F0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1993	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 16, 1993	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 3, 1992	F3	2.6 mi	500 yd	3	75
Jul 20, 1992	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 20, 1992	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 1992	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 1992	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 20, 1991	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 17, 1991	F0	0.2 mi	23 yd	0	0
May 16, 1991	F0	0.1 mi	23 yd	0	0
May 16, 1991	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 1991	F0	0.6 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jan 19, 1991	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1990	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 10, 1989	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 11, 1988	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 22, 1988	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 22, 1988	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 8, 1988	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 14, 1988	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 1988	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 1988	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 1987	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1987	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 1986	F0	2 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 20, 1986	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Dec 11, 1983	F2	8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 8, 1983	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Feb 2, 1983	F1	0.6 mi	40 yd	0	1
Mar 6, 1982	F0	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 1981	F2	4.7 mi	150 yd	0	5
Jul 15, 1981	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 5, 1979	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 25, 1979	F1	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 29, 1978	F0	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	2
Jun 8, 1978	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 7, 1976	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1976	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	2
Jan 8, 1976	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 11, 1975	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 17, 1975	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 1974	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1973	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 1972	F2	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	4
Dec 10, 1969	F2	1 mi	150 yd	0	1
Nov 9, 1968	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 9, 1968	F1	12.3 mi	10 yd	0	1
May 19, 1968	F1	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 1966	F2	123.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Aug 21, 1964	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	2
Mar 20, 1964	F1	4.1 mi	10 yd	0	1
Aug 22, 1963	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 13, 1963	F2	5.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 30, 1963	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 5, 1961	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1958	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1958	F4	0.1 mi	300 yd	0	7
Aug 20, 1954	F1	0.4 mi	27 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 1953	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 29, 1952	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1952	F1	2.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 18, 1951	F1	2.8 mi	100 yd	0	0

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St. Petersburg and its county

St. Petersburg is in Pinellas County, where NOAA has recorded 151 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.