Riviera Beach, FL Tornado History — 134 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Riviera Beach, FL had?
Riviera Beach has had 134 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 1 violent (EF3+) tornado.
When was the most recent tornado near Riviera Beach?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Riviera Beach was an EF0 on May 12, 2025.
When is tornado season in Riviera Beach?
August is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Riviera Beach, with 21 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 Riviera Beach
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 41 total, averaging 2.0 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
Have any tornadoes near Riviera Beach been fatal?
No fatalities are on record within 25 miles of Riviera Beach from any of the 134 tornadoes since 1950, though 75 injuries have been reported. NOAA Storm Prediction Center records.
Notable Tornadoes Near Riviera Beach
About Tornadoes in Riviera Beach
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.
Tornadoes in Florida run on a different engine than those of the Great Plains. Along the peninsula's Atlantic side, waterspouts drift ashore from the Gulf Stream, sea-breeze boundaries collide over the interior, and rainbands of passing tropical cyclones spin up shallow, fast-forming circulations. Riviera Beach, on the Palm Beach County shoreline, sits squarely in this environment, its tornado history scattered across the calendar rather than confined to spring.
The NOAA Storm Prediction Center's archive for the area shows that spread plainly. An F1 tornado struck on June 10, 1980, injuring one person along a roughly 5.6-mile path, and an F2 followed on August 8, 1983, hurting two people on a track of barely a third of a mile. An EF2 crossed the area on September 28, 2022, and a harder day came on October 9, 2024, when an EF3 carved a 32.89-mile path and injured seven people while a separate EF2 tracked 65.49 miles. An EF0 on May 12, 2025, added the latest entry.
The rhythm here is seasonal: winter and spring fronts drag squall lines down the peninsula, early summer belongs to sea-breeze collisions, and the heart of hurricane season brings the tropical rainbands behind the October damage. The event list and decade breakdown elsewhere on this page draw on live data and update as new storm surveys arrive.