Tallahassee, Florida tornadoes

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25confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Tallahassee since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: March 31, 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

Total25within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthApril5 of 25
StrongestEF3Mar 3, 2019
Deaths2whole paths, see note
Injuries1whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

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

April is the peak month, with 5 of 25 tornadoes.

By time of day

30 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 3: 06 AM: 2: 3: 29 AM: 3: 3: 112 PM: 1: 1: 03 PM: 3: 1: 16 PM: 0: 1: 09 PM: 0: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 4:00 AM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 31990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 22010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 12020: 1: 1: 0: 1: 3: 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
10
EF1
9
EF2
5
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

EF2, May 10, 2024

2 deaths, 0 injuries Strongest

EF3, March 3, 2019

8.83 mile path Longest path

31.44 miles, EF1

May 10, 2024, whole path Widest

1,400 yards, EF2

May 10, 2024
Every tornado

All 25 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 31, 2025EF01.9 mi100 yd00
May 10, 2024EF224.81 mi1,400 yd20
May 10, 2024EF131.44 mi1,100 yd00
May 10, 2024EF224.21 mi900 yd00
Jan 25, 2023EF13.24 mi550 yd00
Jan 27, 2021EF121.37 mi200 yd00
Apr 23, 2020EF110.58 mi600 yd00
Mar 3, 2019EF38.83 mi700 yd00
Apr 19, 2015EF14.62 mi350 yd00
Apr 7, 2014EF00.51 mi50 yd00
Dec 9, 2009EF00.64 mi50 yd00
Jun 4, 2009EF00.08 mi25 yd00
Mar 7, 2008EF14.6 mi150 yd01
Nov 11, 1995F10.5 mi100 yd00
Jun 9, 1989F00.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 9, 1989F00.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 9, 1989F00.2 mi10 yd00
May 16, 1983F12 mi50 yd00
Oct 25, 1977F00.1 mi20 yd00
May 22, 1976F03.6 mi10 yd00
Apr 25, 1973F10.2 mi20 yd00
Mar 28, 1972F20.2 mi50 yd00
Jun 10, 1965F00.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 10, 1960F20.1 mi77 yd00
Jan 28, 1952F21.5 mi33 yd00
Nearby

Tallahassee and its county

Tallahassee is in Leon County, where NOAA has recorded 36 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.