New Smyrna Beach, FL Tornado History — 108 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has New Smyrna Beach, FL had?
New Smyrna Beach has had 108 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 3 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near New Smyrna Beach?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of New Smyrna Beach was an Unrated on September 18, 2025.
When is tornado season in New Smyrna Beach?
August is historically the peak month for tornadoes near New Smyrna Beach, 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 New Smyrna Beach
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 22 total, averaging 1.1 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 New Smyrna Beach
27 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of New Smyrna Beach since 1950, across 3 events. 188 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 New Smyrna Beach
About Tornadoes in New Smyrna Beach
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.
New Smyrna Beach sits on the barrier-island coast of Volusia County, where the Atlantic sea breeze and passing tropical systems spin up brief summer tornadoes — the F0s and F1s that dot the area's July and August history. The events that left deeper scars, though, have tended to arrive in the cooler months, when strong storm fronts sweep across central Florida.
On January 8, 1978, an F2 tracked 19.3 miles through the area, injuring 23 people along a path up to 200 yards wide. An F3 on November 2, 1997 cut a 400-yard-wide swath that injured 32. Then, on February 23, 1998, an F3 carved a 16-mile path, killing 13 people and injuring 36, while an F2 the same day killed one more. Christmas offered no reprieve in 2006, when two F2 tornadoes touched down on December 25, injuring five and six people. Barely five weeks after that, on February 2, 2007, an EF3 tore a 26-mile path up to 450 yards wide, killing 13, injuring 51, and causing $98 million in damage.
Recent years have added their own entries: an EF2 struck on September 10, 2017, and another EF2 on August 18, 2020 ran 4.59 miles with a path 550 yards wide, injuring one person and causing $8.01 million in damage.