Golden Glades, FL Tornado History — 239 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Golden Glades, FL had?
Golden Glades has had 239 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 4 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Golden Glades?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Golden Glades was an Unrated on February 18, 2024.
When is tornado season in Golden Glades?
June is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Golden Glades, with 40 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 Golden Glades
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 52 total, averaging 2.6 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Golden Glades 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Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete.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 Golden Glades. 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 Golden Glades
2 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Golden Glades since 1950, across 2 events. 224 injuries have been reported across all events. 2003 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 Golden Glades
About Tornadoes in Golden Glades
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.
Golden Glades, the unincorporated crossroads community in northern Miami-Dade County where I-95, the Palmetto Expressway, and Florida's Turnpike converge, lies in a part of South Florida where tornadoes arrive in two distinct seasons: with the squall lines of late winter and early spring, and with the daily thunderstorms and tropical weather of the summer wet season.
The cool-season storms have produced some of the area's harshest tornadoes. An F3 struck on March 2, 1980, carving a 7.8-mile path up to 500 yards wide, killing one person, injuring 33, and causing $27.5 million in property damage. On February 19, 1968, an F2 tracked 5.7 miles and injured 21 people; on February 3, 1998, an F2 stayed on the ground for 21 miles. On March 27, 2003, an F2 as much as 600 yards wide crossed 6 miles of the area, killing one person and injuring 14.
Warm-season tornadoes have hit hard as well. An F3 on June 18, 1959, ran 12.7 miles and injured 77 people, and an F3 on April 10, 1956, injured 20 along a 7.8-mile track. In more recent years, an EF2 on October 19, 2011, cut a short but destructive 1.11-mile path that caused $4 million in property damage, several tornadoes touched down in a single day on February 16, 2016, and tornadoes returned again on February 18, 2024.