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Pasco County, Florida tornadoes

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has recorded 96 tornadoes in Pasco County, Florida from 1950 through 2024, about 1.3 a year. That ranks it 12 of 67 counties in Florida with a recorded tornado. The most recent was an EF-U on August 28, 2024.

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Tornadoes since 1950
96
Since 2000
29
Strongest
F2, December 25, 2006
Most recent
EF-U, August 28, 2024
Peak month
July (16)
Per 1,000 sq mi
124
FEMA tornado risk
Relatively High

F0/EF0 1 2 3 4 5 · Lines run from where each tornado touched down to where it lifted; dots are short paths. Neighboring counties are outlined.

When tornadoes hit Pasco County

July has brought the most, 16 of 96. About 49% touched down between 10 am and 4 pm (Central Standard Time, as the Storm Prediction Center records it). Winter tornadoes (December to February) make up 16% of the total, a sign of the cool-season storms common in the South.

By decade

More tornadoes in recent decades mostly reflects better detection and reporting (Doppler radar, storm spotters, damage surveys), especially for weak EF0 tornadoes, not necessarily more storms. The 2020s bar covers only 2020 to 2024.

How strong they were

Rating Estimated 3-second gust Tornadoes
F0 / EF0 Light damage: 65 to 85 mph (EF scale) 58
F1 / EF1 Moderate: 86 to 110 mph 29
F2 / EF2 Considerable: 111 to 135 mph 6
F3 / EF3 Severe: 136 to 165 mph 0
F4 / EF4 Devastating: 166 to 200 mph 0
F5 / EF5 Incredible: over 200 mph 0
EF-U Unknown: no damage to rate (mostly since 2016) 3

Tornadoes before February 2007 were rated on the original Fujita (F) scale; since then the National Weather Service uses the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. Wind speeds above are EF-scale estimates from damage, not measurements. See what the EF scale means.

The strongest tornadoes in Pasco County

Date Rating Path length Path width Deaths Injuries
April 2, 1959 F2 0.1 mi 10 yd 12
November 9, 1968 F2 29.6 mi 100 yd 4
December 25, 2006 F2 0.8 mi 100 yd 2
March 17, 1973 F2 0.3 mi 20 yd 1
December 1, 1978 F2 0.8 mi 30 yd
December 1, 1978 F2 0.6 mi 30 yd
February 19, 1974 F1 45.9 mi 167 yd 55
March 23, 1979 F1 4.5 mi 30 yd 6
June 18, 1972 F1 0.2 mi 50 yd 4
December 5, 1978 F1 0.4 mi 20 yd 2

Deaths and injuries are for each tornado’s whole path, which can cross other counties.

Most recent tornadoes

Date Rating Path length Path width Deaths Injuries
August 28, 2024 EF-U 0.1 mi 10 yd
July 20, 2024 EF0 0 mi 15 yd
October 12, 2023 EF0 0.1 mi 15 yd
December 15, 2022 EF1 10.3 mi 100 yd
May 31, 2022 EF-U 0.2 mi 25 yd
August 10, 2021 EF0 0.1 mi 25 yd
November 30, 2020 EF-U 12.4 mi 50 yd
December 9, 2018 EF1 0.1 mi 25 yd

The official database ends with 2024. For storms since then, see the Storm Prediction Center’s reports and your local National Weather Service office.

FEMA’s tornado risk rating

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates the tornado risk in Pasco County as relatively high, with a score of 98 out of 100 compared with every other U.S. county. It estimates about 0.91 tornadoes a year here and an expected annual loss of about $27,516,340 to buildings, people and farming. The index mixes how often tornadoes strike with what is exposed and how well a community can recover, so a busy rural county can rate lower than a less active city.

Neighboring counties

Staying safe

When a tornado warning is issued, act at once. Go to a basement, storm shelter or safe room. With none, use a small windowless room on the lowest floor, as far from outside walls as you can, and cover your head and neck. Mobile homes and cars are not safe places to ride out a tornado: leave early for a sturdy building or shelter. Read the full tornado safety guide and the National Weather Service advice linked below.

Sources

Sources last checked 1 November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many tornadoes has Pasco County had?

96 from 1950 through 2024 in NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center database, 29 of them since 2000.

When was the last tornado in Pasco County?

The most recent in the official record was an EF-U on August 28, 2024. Later storms are not yet in the final database.

What was the strongest tornado in Pasco County?

An F2 on December 25, 2006, with a 0.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Pasco County?

July has had the most tornadoes here. Across the U.S. the peak runs from spring into early summer, and the South also sees tornadoes in late fall and winter.