Northdale, FL Tornado History — 317 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Northdale, FL had?
Northdale has had 317 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 3 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Northdale?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Northdale was an EF0 on September 25, 2025.
When is tornado season in Northdale?
July is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Northdale, with 54 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 Northdale
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 57 total, averaging 2.9 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Northdale since December 29, 2025
These are 2 preliminary reports, not confirmed tornadoes. They have not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and are 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Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete.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 Northdale. 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 Northdale
20 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Northdale since 1950, across 6 events. 885 injuries have been reported across all events. 1966 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F4 on April 4, 1966, which caused 11 fatalities along a 135.8-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Northdale
About Tornadoes in Northdale
This overview was written August 10, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
Quiet years are the norm around Northdale, yet an outbreak day can rearrange this community's sense of Florida weather in an afternoon. The suburb sits north of Tampa on flat peninsular terrain where Gulf moisture is nearly always available, so the difference between a calm stretch and a dangerous day usually comes down to whether an organized storm system arrives to focus that humid air into rotating thunderstorms.
The area's defining event came on April 4, 1966, when an F4 tornado raced across the peninsula on a 135.8-mile track, killing 11 people and injuring 530, while a companion F2 followed a similarly long path that same day. Cool-season trouble returned on October 3, 1992, when an F3 struck with 3 deaths and 75 injuries. Decades later, on December 16, 2020, an EF2 traveled 13.11 miles and caused about 16 million dollars in damage.
The seasonal rhythm here runs on separate clocks. Summer sea-breeze collisions and passing tropical systems spin up brief tornadoes in the warm months, as on October 12, 2023, when an EF2 damaged homes nearby, while winter and spring fronts tap jet-stream energy crossing the Gulf to drive the longer-tracked storms. The event list elsewhere on this page draws on the NOAA Storm Prediction Center's database and refreshes as new surveys arrive.