Tamarac, FL Tornado History — 222 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Tamarac, FL had?
Tamarac has had 222 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 5 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Tamarac?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Tamarac was an Unrated on October 9, 2024.
When is tornado season in Tamarac?
September is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Tamarac, with 29 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 Tamarac
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 60 total, averaging 3.0 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Tamarac 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Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete.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 Tamarac. 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 Tamarac
1 fatality has been recorded within 25 miles of Tamarac since 1950, across 1 event. 236 injuries have been reported across all events. 1980 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F3 on March 1, 1980, which caused 1 fatality along a 7.8-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Tamarac
About Tornadoes in Tamarac
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.
Severe weather keeps an unusual calendar in Tamarac: the tornado threat swells with the deep tropical moisture of summer and early autumn, then returns in the cool months, when sharp cold fronts push down the Florida peninsula into warm, humid Atlantic air. Sea-breeze collisions, waterspouts moving ashore, and tornadoes spun up in the rainbands of passing tropical systems all play a part, which is why this corner of southeastern Florida can see a tornado in almost any month rather than in a concentrated spring window.
The local record, maintained by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, now spans generations of residents. An F3 tornado carved a 12.7-mile path on June 18, 1959, injuring 77 people, and on March 2, 1980, a 500-yard-wide F3 killed one person and injured 33. Children who grew up hearing about those storms saw the pattern continue into their own adulthood: an EF2 touched down nearby on October 19, 2011, and an EF3 tracked 32.89 miles through the region on October 9, 2024, injuring seven people. The event list elsewhere on this page traces that long thread from the 1950s into the 2020s, a reminder that tornado history here is measured in lifetimes, not seasons.