Ocala, FL Tornado History — 88 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Ocala, FL had?
Ocala has had 88 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 3 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Ocala?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Ocala was an EF0 on July 22, 2022.
When is tornado season in Ocala?
March is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Ocala, with 13 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 Ocala
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 15 total, averaging 0.8 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 Ocala
10 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Ocala since 1950, across 3 events. 109 injuries have been reported across all events. 2007 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was an EF3 on February 2, 2007, which caused 8 fatalities along a 10.5-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Ocala
About Tornadoes in Ocala
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.
Ocala's tornado history splits along the calendar. In the warm season, the daily thunderstorms of north-central Florida occasionally drop brief, weak tornadoes on Marion County — EF0s touched down on July 24, 2016, and July 22, 2022, echoing the F1 spin-ups of Julys in 1976, 1979, and 1996. The storms that have done real harm, though, have tended to ride in on cool-season fronts.
On February 2, 2007, two EF3 tornadoes struck the Ocala area. One tracked 10.5 miles with a damage swath 450 yards across, killing eight people, injuring ten, and leaving $52 million in property damage; the other injured fifteen along a 5.67-mile path and did $62 million in damage.
Earlier cool seasons brought violence of their own. An F3 tornado on December 31, 1975, killed one person and injured 26 over two miles of ground. On January 7, 1995, an F2 killed one and injured twenty along a 12-mile track that spread 440 yards wide, and on March 13, 1993, an F2 ran 15 miles through the area, leaving $27.5 million in damage. Even the F1 of February 6, 1975, stayed down for 54.9 miles and injured five.
The dates tell Ocala's story plainly: here, damaging tornado weather tends to arrive not with a Plains-style spring peak but with the winter and early-spring fronts that sweep the Florida peninsula.