Carrollwood Village, FL Tornado History — 329 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Carrollwood Village, FL had?
Carrollwood Village has had 329 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 3 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Carrollwood Village?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Carrollwood Village was an EF0 on September 25, 2025.
When is tornado season in Carrollwood Village?
June is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Carrollwood Village, 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 Village
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 62 total, averaging 3.1 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Carrollwood Village 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Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete.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 Village. 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 Village
20 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Carrollwood Village since 1950, across 6 events. 894 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 Village
About Tornadoes in Carrollwood Village
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.
West-central Florida owes its tornadoes less to classic Great Plains supercells than to sea-breeze collisions, landfalling tropical systems, and the energized winter jet stream that crosses the Gulf of Mexico, and the Tampa Bay suburbs around Carrollwood Village have felt each of these modes. The NOAA Storm Prediction Center's database traces local activity back to a brief F2 near the community on July 22, 1951. An F4 carved a 135.8-mile track across the peninsula on April 4, 1966, killing 11 people and injuring 530, while a companion F2 traveled 123.3 miles that same day. May 4, 1978 brought an F3 that killed 3 people and injured 94 along a compact path. Another F3, fully 500 yards wide, killed 3 and injured 75 during the squall of October 3, 1992. In the EF-scale era, an EF2 on December 16, 2020 tracked 13.11 miles through the area, and a further EF2 followed on October 12, 2023.
The ingredients differ by season. Summer moisture from the Gulf and the Atlantic feeds daily sea-breeze boundaries that collide over the peninsula and spin up brief tornadoes. In autumn, rainbands from tropical cyclones passing across warm shelf waters can rotate as they move ashore. In winter and early spring, particularly during El Niño phases, a vigorous subtropical jet drives squall lines across the state — the setup behind several of the area's damaging days. The event list elsewhere on this page carries the full local chronology.