Greenacres City, FL Tornado History — 168 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Greenacres City, FL had?
Greenacres City has had 168 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 1 violent (EF3+) tornado.
When was the most recent tornado near Greenacres City?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Greenacres City was an EF0 on May 12, 2025.
When is tornado season in Greenacres City?
August is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Greenacres City, with 26 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 Greenacres City
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 48 total, averaging 2.4 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
Have any tornadoes near Greenacres City been fatal?
No fatalities are on record within 25 miles of Greenacres City from any of the 168 tornadoes since 1950, though 84 injuries have been reported. NOAA Storm Prediction Center records.
Notable Tornadoes Near Greenacres City
About Tornadoes in Greenacres City
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.
Greenacres sits in central Palm Beach County, a few miles inland from Florida's Atlantic coast, and its tornado history reads like a chronicle of South Florida weather — quick-forming twisters spun out of hurricane-season rainbands, summer thunderstorms, and cool-season squall lines.
In the heart of hurricane season, on October 9, 2024, an EF3 tornado tore a 32.89-mile path up to 457 yards wide across the area, injuring 7 people and causing $81,450,000 in property damage; an EF2 the same day tracked 65.49 miles and caused $16,500,000 in damage. Two autumns earlier, on September 28, 2022, an EF2 ran 6.98 miles and injured 2 people, with weaker tornadoes touching down nearby the same day.
Late summer has brought serious storms of its own: an F1 on August 7, 2003 injured 28 people along a 4-mile path, and an EF2 on August 19, 2008 caused $1,250,000 in damage over a 2.72-mile track. Earlier decades tell similar stories — an F2 on October 14, 1964 injured 22 people, and an F2 on March 17, 1983 followed a 52.5-mile track, injuring 2 and causing $2,750,000 in damage. Nor is the danger confined to summer and fall: an F2 on January 13, 1979 caused $2,750,000 in damage, and an EF2 on April 29, 2023 carved a 2.61-mile path, doing $250,000 in damage.