Oakleaf Plantation, FL Tornado History — 119 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Oakleaf Plantation, FL had?
Oakleaf Plantation has had 119 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950.
When was the most recent tornado near Oakleaf Plantation?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Oakleaf Plantation was an EF0 on May 29, 2025.
When is tornado season in Oakleaf Plantation?
September is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Oakleaf Plantation, 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 Oakleaf Plantation
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 32 total, averaging 1.6 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 Oakleaf Plantation
1 fatality has been recorded within 25 miles of Oakleaf Plantation since 1950, across 1 event. 13 injuries have been reported across all events. 2001 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F0 on June 11, 2001, which caused 1 fatality along a 0.1-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Oakleaf Plantation
About Tornadoes in Oakleaf Plantation
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.
Oakleaf Plantation, a master-planned community in Clay County on the southwestern edge of metropolitan Jacksonville, sits in a corner of northeast Florida where tornadoes arrive in two distinct moods: brief, weak spin-ups from summer thunderstorms and tropical weather, and better-organized twisters riding cool-season and springtime squall lines.
Stronger tornadoes have struck the area more than once. On May 12, 1974, an F2 tornado tracked 17.5 miles, injuring one person and causing $275,000 in damage, while a second F2 that same day cut a 4.3-mile path and injured two more. F2 tornadoes also touched down on June 8, 1957, and February 7, 1971, and on March 29, 2001, an F2 stayed on the ground for 12 miles. A far smaller storm turned deadly that same year: an F0 on June 11, 2001, killed one person despite a path of just 0.1 mile.
Warm-season activity tends to come in bursts, as when weak tornadoes touched down on three consecutive days, September 5 through 7, 2004, and when EF0s spun up on September 26, 2023. Cool-season outbreaks have continued as well, with EF1 tornadoes on February 8, 2017, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2020, and on February 4, 2024. More recently, an EF0 touched down on May 29, 2025.