DeLand, FL Tornado History — 128 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has DeLand, FL had?
DeLand has had 128 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 3 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near DeLand?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of DeLand was an Unrated on September 18, 2025.
When is tornado season in DeLand?
April is historically the peak month for tornadoes near DeLand, with 20 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 DeLand
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 20 total, averaging 1.0 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 DeLand
28 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of DeLand since 1950, across 4 events. 212 injuries have been reported across all events. 1998 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was an EF3 on February 2, 2007, which caused 13 fatalities along a 26.0-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near DeLand
About Tornadoes in DeLand
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.
Tornadoes in DeLand, the Volusia County seat set between the St. Johns River and central Florida's Atlantic coast, tend to arrive in two very different moods. The warm months bring brief, weak spin-ups out of sea-breeze and tropical-season storms — EF0 touchdowns like those of August 2, 2021 and August 21, 2024 — while the area's destructive tornadoes have repeatedly ridden in on cool-season fronts crossing the peninsula.
On February 2, 2007, an EF3 tornado carved a path more than 26 miles long and up to 450 yards wide through the area, killing 13 people, injuring 51, and causing $98 million in property damage. On February 23, 1998, an F3 tracked 16 miles overnight, killing 13 people and injuring 36, and an F2 on the same date killed one person along an 8-mile path. An F3 on November 2, 1997 injured 32 people, and even Christmas Day of 2006 produced a pair of F2 tornadoes, one injuring five people and the other six.
Recent years have kept the threat current. An EF2 on August 18, 2020 plowed a 4.59-mile path up to 550 yards wide, injuring one person and doing $8.01 million in damage, and an EF2 on March 10, 2025 cut a four-mile swath that caused $3.9 million in property damage.