Pine Hills, FL Tornado History — 146 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Pine Hills, FL had?
Pine Hills has had 146 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 5 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Pine Hills?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Pine Hills was an EF0 on May 26, 2025.
When is tornado season in Pine Hills?
June is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Pine Hills, 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 Pine Hills
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 29 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 Pine Hills
55 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Pine Hills since 1950, across 7 events. 976 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 Pine Hills
About Tornadoes in Pine Hills
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.
Tornado weather in Pine Hills tends to arrive in bursts: long, uneventful stretches of ordinary Florida sunshine, then a day when the atmosphere organizes against Orlando's western suburbs. Geography explains much of the contrast. The community sits on the sandy uplands of the central Florida ridge, roughly midway between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic, and sea breezes pushing inland from each coast often collide over the peninsula's interior, spinning up brief afternoon tornadoes. In winter, a strengthened subtropical jet stream — especially during El Niño seasons — can drive organized supercells across the flat, lake-dotted terrain, which offers little friction to slow a storm down.
The record maintained by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center captures both moods. An F4 tore a 135.8-mile path across the peninsula on April 4, 1966, killing 11 people and injuring 530 as it passed through the Orlando area. On the night of February 23, 1998, a squall line riding warm, humid Gulf air spawned F3 tornadoes around the region; the F3 that carved a 28-mile track killed 25 people and injured 150. The pattern continues: an EF2 tracked 4 miles through the area on March 10, 2025. Quiet stretches here are real, but so are the nights that end them.