Tornado History Map

Bay County, Florida tornado history

94 tornadoes recorded in or across Bay County from 1952 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Bay County

The Storm Prediction Center records 94 tornadoes whose paths touched Bay County, Florida between 1952 and 2025. They killed 4 people and injured 159. The busiest month is April, with 14 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 10 December 1967. The most recent was on 27 October 2025.

  • 94tornadoes
  • 4deaths
  • 159injuries
  • 1,239per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Bay County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF04245%
F1 / EF13436%
F2 / EF21617%
F3 / EF322%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Bay County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 19 in 2020s.1950s81960s61970s131980s181990s122000s122010s62020s19

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s8
1960s6
1970s13
1980s18
1990s12
2000s12
2010s6
2020s19
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in Apr.Jan12Feb5Mar11Apr14May4Jun6Jul2Aug3Sep13Oct11Nov7Dec6
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PeriodCount
Jan12
Feb5
Mar11
Apr14
May4
Jun6
Jul2
Aug3
Sep13
Oct11
Nov7
Dec6

Records for Bay County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Callaway, Florida tornado10 December 1967, F3, 1 death, 50 injuries, 7.1 miles long
  • Longest path: Florida tornado12 January 1975, F2, 1 death, 33 injuries, 168.5 miles long
  • Most recent: Florida tornado27 October 2025, EF0, 0.6 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Bay County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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