Clermont, FL Tornado History — 116 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Clermont, FL had?
Clermont has had 116 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 2 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Clermont?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Clermont was an Unrated on May 12, 2025.
When is tornado season in Clermont?
June is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Clermont, with 19 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 Clermont
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 24 total, averaging 1.2 per year over this window.
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 Clermont
5 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Clermont since 1950, across 3 events. 232 injuries have been reported across all events. 1998 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F3 on February 22, 1998, which caused 3 fatalities along a 18.0-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Clermont
About Tornadoes in Clermont
This overview was written July 29, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
Clermont, set among the lakes and sandhill ridges of south Lake County west of Orlando, has a tornado history that splits along the calendar. Summer sea-breeze thunderstorms have produced brief, weak touchdowns — EF0 tornadoes on July 4, 2018, on June 6 and 7, 2020, and again on June 6, 2024 — while winter and early-spring frontal systems have brought the area's stronger, longer-tracked storms.
That cool-season pattern runs deep in the record. An F2 on January 8, 1978 injured 23 people along a 19.3-mile track, and an F3 on March 19, 1981 ran eight miles through the area. On March 13, 1993, an F2 carved a 30-mile path, killing one person and injuring 60. A deadly F3 struck on February 23, 1998, killing three people and injuring 70 along an 18-mile path that reached 200 yards in width.
The threat has carried into the EF-scale era. An EF1 touched down on September 21, 2007, and on March 10, 2025 an EF2 tracked four miles at up to 300 yards wide, causing $3.9 million in property damage — a reminder that while Clermont's summer tornadoes tend to be fleeting, its cool-season storms remain capable of serious destruction.