Tamiami, FL Tornado History — 199 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Tamiami, FL had?
Tamiami has had 199 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 2 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Tamiami?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Tamiami was an EF1 on October 9, 2024.
When is tornado season in Tamiami?
June is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Tamiami, with 39 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 Tamiami
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 39 total, averaging 1.9 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Tamiami 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Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete.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 Tamiami. 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 Tamiami
1 fatality has been recorded within 25 miles of Tamiami since 1950, across 1 event. 178 injuries have been reported across all events. 2003 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F2 on March 27, 2003, which caused 1 fatality along a 6.0-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Tamiami
About Tornadoes in Tamiami
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.
The Tamiami tornado story reaches back to September 20, 1953, when a brief F0 touched down at the edge of the sawgrass. Sterner weather followed within the same generation: an F3 injured 20 people along a 7.8-mile path on April 10, 1956, and a second F3 injured 77 along a 12.7-mile track on June 18, 1959. Their children saw an F2 arrive just before Christmas on December 20, 1973, and an F2 trace a 52.5-mile path on March 17, 1983. On March 27, 2003, an F2 about 600 yards wide killed one person and injured 14. The current generation had its own encounter when an EF1 moved through on October 9, 2024. The NOAA Storm Prediction Center database ties these decades together into a continuous local record.
Geography does the recurring work. The southern tip of the Florida peninsula sits between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic, and their opposing sea breezes collide over the interior on warm afternoons, lifting deep tropical moisture into thunderstorms that can briefly rotate. Tropical cyclones passing near South Florida spin up short-lived tornadoes in their outer rainbands, while dry-season cold fronts and a strengthened subtropical jet stream supply the wind shear that organizes storms in winter and early spring — which is why Tamiami's list includes December, February, and March dates alongside its wet-season ones.