Spring Hill, FL Tornado History — 140 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Spring Hill, FL had?
Spring Hill has had 140 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 1 violent (EF3+) tornado.
When was the most recent tornado near Spring Hill?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Spring Hill was an Unrated on August 28, 2024.
When is tornado season in Spring Hill?
July is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Spring Hill, with 24 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 Spring Hill
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 24 total, averaging 1.2 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Spring Hill since December 29, 2025
These is a preliminary report, not confirmed tornadoes. It has not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and is not counted in the confirmed totals above.
Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete. Ratings are omitted until a survey assigns one.
Confirmed records above are complete through December 29, 2025. NOAA publishes the confirmed archive annually, so tornadoes after that date appear here first and move into the totals above once finalized.
Within 25 miles of Spring Hill. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
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 Spring Hill
3 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Spring Hill since 1950, across 1 event. 101 injuries have been reported across all events. 1983 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F3 on April 9, 1983, which caused 3 fatalities along a 10.0-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Spring Hill
About Tornadoes in Spring Hill
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.
Spring Hill's tornado history includes a Christmas Day strike: on December 25, 2006, an F2 tornado touched down in the area, injuring two people. The city sits on Florida's west-central coast north of Tampa Bay, where deep Gulf moisture, afternoon sea-breeze collisions, and passing tropical systems supply the instability and low-level spin that tornadoes require.
Stronger events punctuate the local past. On April 9, 1983, an F3 tornado carved a roughly ten-mile path through the area, killing three people and injuring two others. Long-track winter and cool-season tornadoes have crossed the region as well: an F2 traveled nearly thirty miles on November 9, 1968, while an F1 on February 19, 1974, followed a path of about forty-six miles and injured fifty-five people along its route.
The seasonal rhythm here is distinctly Floridian. Summer sea-breeze thunderstorms tend to spin up brief, weaker tornadoes, while the cool months bring a different setup: strong jet-stream winds overrunning Gulf moisture ahead of winter fronts — especially during El Niño — favor faster-moving circulations, a pattern the November, December, and February dates above reflect. The event list and rating breakdown elsewhere on this page are drawn from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center's database and update as new storm surveys arrive.