Jefferson County, Florida tornado history

19 tornadoes recorded in or across Jefferson County from 1968 to 2024, 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 Jefferson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 19 tornadoes whose paths touched Jefferson County, Florida between 1968 and 2024. They killed 2 people and injured 1. The busiest month is March, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 3 March 2019. The most recent was on 10 May 2024.

  • 19tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 1injury
  • 318per 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 Jefferson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0842%
F1 / EF1947%
F2 / EF215%
F3 / EF315%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Jefferson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2020s.1960s11970s42000s62010s12020s7

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s4
2000s6
2010s1
2020s7
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Mar.Jan1Feb1Mar4Apr0May4Jun2Jul0Aug1Sep3Oct2Nov1Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb1
Mar4
Apr0
May4
Jun2
Jul0
Aug1
Sep3
Oct2
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Jefferson County

  • Deadliest: Florida tornado10 May 2024, EF2, 2 deaths, 24.8 miles long
  • Strongest: Florida tornado3 March 2019, EF3, 8.8 miles long
  • Longest path and Most recent: Florida tornado10 May 2024, EF1, 37.5 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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