Coconut Creek, FL Tornado History — 224 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Coconut Creek, FL had?
Coconut Creek has had 224 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 4 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Coconut Creek?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Coconut Creek was an Unrated on October 9, 2024.
When is tornado season in Coconut Creek?
June is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Coconut Creek, with 28 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 Coconut Creek
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 59 total, averaging 3.0 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Coconut Creek since December 29, 2025
These is a preliminary report, not confirmed tornadoes. It has not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and is 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Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete.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 Coconut Creek. 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 Coconut Creek
1 fatality has been recorded within 25 miles of Coconut Creek since 1950, across 1 event. 159 injuries have been reported across all events. 1980 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F3 on March 1, 1980, which caused 1 fatality along a 7.8-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Coconut Creek
About Tornadoes in Coconut Creek
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.
Coconut Creek sits in Broward County, on southeast Florida's flat coastal plain between the Everglades and the Atlantic, and the tornadoes that have crossed this area have tended to arrive with two very different weather patterns: the squall lines of winter and early spring, and the tropical systems and sea-breeze storms of the warm season.
The cool season has produced violent tornadoes here. An F3 struck on March 2, 1980, killing one person, injuring 33, and carving a 7.8-mile path up to 500 yards wide that caused $27.5 million in property damage. An earlier F3, on April 10, 1956, injured 20 people along its own 7.8-mile track. February has brought damaging twisters as well: an F2 on February 19, 1968 injured 21 people along a 5.7-mile path, and an F2 on February 3, 1998 tracked 21 miles through the region.
Autumn carries its own risk in this corner of Florida. An F2 injured 22 people on October 14, 1964; an EF2 on October 19, 2011 caused $4 million in damage; and an EF2 on September 28, 2022 injured two people along a nearly seven-mile path. On October 9, 2024, an EF3 tore a 32.89-mile track up to 457 yards wide through the area, injuring seven and causing $81.45 million in damage.