Tornado History Map

DeSoto County, Florida tornado history

36 tornadoes recorded in or across DeSoto County from 1958 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 DeSoto County

The Storm Prediction Center records 36 tornadoes whose paths touched DeSoto County, Florida between 1958 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 12 December 1983. The most recent was on 21 July 2025.

  • 36tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 10injuries
  • 565per 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 DeSoto County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02672%
F1 / EF1719%
F2 / EF238%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

DeSoto County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in 1980s.1950s11960s21970s71980s111990s82000s52010s12020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s2
1970s7
1980s11
1990s8
2000s5
2010s1
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in May.Jan2Feb4Mar1Apr3May6Jun6Jul4Aug2Sep4Oct2Nov1Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb4
Mar1
Apr3
May6
Jun6
Jul4
Aug2
Sep4
Oct2
Nov1
Dec1

Records for DeSoto County

  • Strongest: Florida tornado12 December 1983, F2, 4 injuries, 1 mile long
  • Longest path: Florida tornado7 October 1996, F0, 52 miles long
  • Most recent: Florida tornado21 July 2025, EF0, 0.2 miles long

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

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