Tornado History Map

Lafayette County, Florida tornado history

11 tornadoes recorded in or across Lafayette County from 1965 to 2007, 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 Lafayette County

The Storm Prediction Center records 11 tornadoes whose paths touched Lafayette County, Florida between 1965 and 2007. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is February, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 27 February 1984. The most recent was on 20 September 2007.

  • 11tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 5injuries
  • 202per 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 Lafayette County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0545%
F1 / EF1327%
F2 / EF2218%
F3 / EF319%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Lafayette County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1970s.1960s21970s41980s22000s3

The 2000s only run to 2007, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1970s4
1980s2
2000s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in Feb.Jan0Feb3Mar1Apr1May0Jun2Jul0Aug3Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb3
Mar1
Apr1
May0
Jun2
Jul0
Aug3
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Lafayette County

  • Strongest: Florida tornado27 February 1984, F3, 1 injury, 7 miles long
  • Longest path: Florida tornado6 February 1975, F2, 4 injuries, 22.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Florida tornado20 September 2007, EF1, 0.3 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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