Tornado History Map

Okaloosa County, Florida tornado history

109 tornadoes recorded in or across Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County

The Storm Prediction Center records 109 tornadoes whose paths touched Okaloosa County, Florida between 1958 and 2025. They killed 4 people and injured 129. The busiest month is October, with 18 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 25 December 1964. The most recent was on 10 May 2025.

  • 109tornadoes
  • 4deaths
  • 129injuries
  • 1,172per 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 Okaloosa County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF06358%
F1 / EF12927%
F2 / EF21514%
F3 / EF31<1%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating1<1%

Okaloosa County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 28 in 1970s.1950s11960s121970s281980s191990s212000s162010s62020s6

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
1960s12
1970s28
1980s19
1990s21
2000s16
2010s6
2020s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 18 in Oct.Jan7Feb5Mar10Apr7May15Jun8Jul7Aug6Sep11Oct18Nov4Dec11
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PeriodCount
Jan7
Feb5
Mar10
Apr7
May15
Jun8
Jul7
Aug6
Sep11
Oct18
Nov4
Dec11

Records for Okaloosa County

  • Deadliest: Florida tornado4 October 1995, F2, 1 death, 3 injuries, 1.8 miles long
  • Strongest: Florida tornado25 December 1964, F3, 4 injuries, 12.8 miles long
  • Longest path: Florida tornado26 May 1973, F2, 1 death, 4 injuries, 105.4 miles long
  • Most recent: Florida tornado10 May 2025, EF1, 1.9 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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