Oviedo, FL Tornado History — 138 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Oviedo, FL had?
Oviedo has had 138 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 7 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Oviedo?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Oviedo was an EF0 on May 26, 2025.
When is tornado season in Oviedo?
June is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Oviedo, with 25 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 Oviedo
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 28 total, averaging 1.4 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
Casualties on Record Near Oviedo
67 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Oviedo since 1950, across 7 events. 1,014 injuries have been reported across all events. 1998 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F3 on February 23, 1998, which caused 25 fatalities along a 28.0-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Oviedo
About Tornadoes in Oviedo
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.
Oviedo sits in Seminole County, northeast of Orlando between Lake Jesup and the Econlockhatchee River, and the tornadoes that have touched this part of Central Florida follow two distinct rhythms. Summer afternoons bring brief, weak spin-ups from sea-breeze thunderstorms — the EF0s of June 6, 2020 and another on May 26, 2025 are typical, forming and dissipating in minutes. The cool season is different: when strong frontal systems cross the peninsula in winter and early spring, this area has experienced violent, long-tracked tornadoes.
An F4 struck on April 4, 1966, killing 11 people and injuring 530 along a 135.8-mile path across the peninsula. On February 23, 1998, F3 tornadoes tore through the region in a single overnight-season outbreak; one of them killed 25 people and injured 150 along a 28-mile track. An EF3 on February 2, 2007 carved a 450-yard-wide path across more than 26 miles, killing 13 people, injuring 51, and causing $98 million in damage. More recently, an EF2 on March 10, 2025 tracked four miles with a damage swath up to 300 yards wide, causing $3.9 million in property damage.
That pattern matters for preparedness in Oviedo: summer tornadoes here tend to be fleeting, while the frontal systems of winter and early spring have produced the area's deadly and destructive events.