Carrollwood, FL Tornado History — 330 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Carrollwood, FL had?
Carrollwood has had 330 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 3 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Carrollwood?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Carrollwood was an EF0 on September 25, 2025.
When is tornado season in Carrollwood?
June is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Carrollwood, with 56 on record. Spring through early summer (April–June) generally sees the highest activity across most of the central and southern United States.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Carrollwood
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 61 total, averaging 3.0 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Carrollwood since December 29, 2025
These are 2 preliminary reports, not confirmed tornadoes. They have not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and are not counted in the confirmed totals above.
Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete. Ratings are omitted until a survey assigns one.
Confirmed records above are complete through December 29, 2025. NOAA publishes the confirmed archive annually, so tornadoes after that date appear here first and move into the totals above once finalized.
Within 25 miles of Carrollwood. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Casualties on Record Near Carrollwood
20 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Carrollwood since 1950, across 6 events. 914 injuries have been reported across all events. 1966 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F4 on April 4, 1966, which caused 11 fatalities along a 135.8-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Carrollwood
About Tornadoes in Carrollwood
This overview was written August 10, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
Tornado season arrives early and lingers late in Carrollwood. Late spring and summer bring daily sea-breeze collisions over the Tampa Bay area, where Gulf of Mexico moisture feeds afternoon thunderstorms capable of brief spin-ups. The cool months add a sharper threat, as strong jet-stream disturbances crossing the northern Gulf drive squall lines into west-central Florida, and tropical cyclones passing offshore sometimes seed tornadoes in their outer rainbands. That layered calendar leaves the area watching the sky in nearly any month.
The NOAA Storm Prediction Center's file for this corner of Florida stretches back generations, opening with an F2 that touched down on July 22, 1951. The defining entry came on April 4, 1966, when an F4 carved a 135.8-mile track across the peninsula, killing 11 people and injuring 530. An F3 on May 4, 1978 killed 3 people and injured 94, and another F3 tore through the bay area on October 3, 1992, killing 3 and injuring 75.
Later chapters keep the same character. An EF2 traced a 13.11-mile path through the area on December 16, 2020, an EF2 damaged homes along a 4.97-mile path on October 12, 2023, and a brief EF0 touched down on September 25, 2025. Families who heard grandparents describe the F4 of April 1966 now watch the same skies, and the event list elsewhere on this page shows how steadily each generation has added its own dates.