Royal Palm Beach, FL Tornado History — 147 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Royal Palm Beach, FL had?
Royal Palm Beach has had 147 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 1 violent (EF3+) tornado.
When was the most recent tornado near Royal Palm Beach?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Royal Palm Beach was an EF0 on May 12, 2025.
When is tornado season in Royal Palm Beach?
August is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Royal Palm Beach, with 22 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 Royal Palm Beach
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 46 total, averaging 2.3 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 Royal Palm Beach been fatal?
No fatalities are on record within 25 miles of Royal Palm Beach from any of the 147 tornadoes since 1950, though 75 injuries have been reported. NOAA Storm Prediction Center records.
Notable Tornadoes Near Royal Palm Beach
About Tornadoes in Royal Palm 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.
Royal Palm Beach sits on land that was still Everglades margin when systematic tornado observation began across Palm Beach County in the middle of the last century, and the record has grown alongside the village itself. South Florida's flat, water-laced terrain does little to interrupt a developing circulation, while the Atlantic sea breeze, deep Gulf moisture, and air drifting inland from Lake Okeechobee supply a steady diet of thunderstorms capable of rotation.
The local catalog runs from winter squall lines to tropical cyclones. A cold-season front sent an F2 through the area on January 13, 1979. At the height of a later wet season, an EF2 touched down on August 19, 2008. Hurricane Ian's outer rainbands produced an EF2 on September 28, 2022, that injured two people, and on October 9, 2024, Hurricane Milton's bands drove an EF3 across roughly thirty-three miles of Palm Beach County, injuring seven.
That mix reflects the seasonal rhythm here. Late spring and early summer bring sea-breeze collisions that can spin up brief, weak tornadoes; late summer and autumn carry the tropical threat, when landfalling storms embed fast-moving circulations in their rainbands; even midwinter fronts dragging Gulf moisture across the peninsula can turn severe. The event listing and maps elsewhere on this page draw on the NOAA Storm Prediction Center's database and refresh as new storm surveys come in.