On average, Florida experiences about 54 tornadoes per year. Tornadoes in Florida are mostly weak in intensity, but occasionally strong tornadoes can happen, especially during severe weather outbreaks.
In 2008, Florida experienced a total of 52 tornadoes.
Since official records began in 1950 tornadoes have killed 162 people in Florida. The deadliest tornado to strike Florida was an F3 that killed 25 people in and near Kissimmee on February 22, 1998.
Tornadoes do occur in Florida, but they are not as common compared to areas in the central United States known as Tornado Alley. On average, Florida experiences around 66 tornadoes per year, with a peak in activity during the spring and early summer months.
The last tornado to hit Florida occurred in 2021.
On average, only 1 or 2 tornadoes hit Miami, Florida each year. Tornadoes in this region are relatively infrequent due to the moderating effects of the nearby ocean and the city's urban environment.
Florida averages 52 tornadoes per year.
Florida averages 63 tornadoes per year.
Florida averages between 60 and 65 tornadoes per year.
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Florida can have tornadoes at any time of year. But the greatest number of tornadoes in Florida happen in the summer.
As of May 15 already been two confirmed tornadoes in Florida in 2012. In all likelihood there will be more as tornadoes hit Florida every year. However, there is no way of telling where or when these tornadoes will hit or how many.
There were 39 tornadoes in Florida in 2011.
There were 30 tornadoes in Florida in 2015.
There were 37 recorded tornadoes in Florida in 2009.
In 2008, Florida experienced a total of 52 tornadoes.
There were 42 confirmed tornadoes in Florida in 2006.
There were 19 confirmed tornadoes in Florida in 2010.