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Town 'n' Country, FL Tornado History — 316 Tornadoes Since 1950

Florida · 25-mile radius · NOAA Storm Prediction Center

How many tornadoes has Town 'n' Country, FL had?

Town 'n' Country has had 316 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 4 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.

When was the most recent tornado near Town 'n' Country?

The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Town 'n' Country was an EF0 on September 25, 2025.

When is tornado season in Town 'n' Country?

June is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Town 'n' Country, with 52 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

Tornadoes Since 1950
316
Within search radius
Violent (EF3+)
4
1.3% of total
Peak Month
June
52 on record
Per Year Avg
4.2
Across 76 years

Recent Tornado Activity Near Town 'n' Country

The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 63 total, averaging 3.1 per year over this window.

2026 0+2 prelim
2025 3
2024 4
2023 5
2022 3
2021 2
2020 4
2019 2
2018 8
2017 0
2016 3
2015 0
2014 3
2013 7
2012 5
2011 6
2010 0
2009 7
2008 0
2007 1

Striped bars mark preliminary reports not yet confirmed by NWS survey — excluded from the confirmed counts.

Preliminary tornado reports near Town 'n' Country since December 29, 2025

These are 2 preliminary reports, not confirmed tornadoes. They have not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and are 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Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete.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.

Preliminary May 24, 2026
2 SW Town 'n' Country, Hillsborough County, FL
Preliminary May 12, 2026
1 SSW Hudson, Pasco County, FL

Within 25 miles of Town 'n' Country. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.

Tornadoes by Decade

1950s 13
1960s 38
1970s 64
1980s 39
1990s 76
2000s 31
2010s 34
2020s 21

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.

EF0 184
EF1 98
EF2 25
EF3 2
EF4 2
Unrated 5

Tornadoes by Month

Jan 17
Feb 13
Mar 24
Apr 23
May 40
Jun 52
Jul 51
Aug 30
Sep 17
Oct 22
Nov 13
Dec 14

Casualties on Record Near Town 'n' Country

20 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Town 'n' Country since 1950, across 6 events. 879 injuries have been reported across all events. 1966 was the deadliest year on record.

The deadliest single event was a F4 on April 4, 1966, which caused 11 fatalities along a 135.8-mile track.

Notable Tornadoes Near Town 'n' Country

Deadliest Tornado
F4 on April 4, 1966 — 11 fatalities, 135.8 mi path, 300 yd wide.
Costliest Tornado
F3 on October 3, 1992 — est. ~$27.5M (NOAA damage class, pre-1996 estimate).
Widest Tornado
F3 on October 3, 1992 — 500 yards wide.
Longest Path
F4 on April 4, 1966 — 135.8 mile track.
Most Recent
EF0 on September 25, 2025.

About Tornadoes in Town 'n' Country

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.

Thunderstorms are a near-daily companion of summer along Florida's west-central Gulf coast, where sea-breeze fronts, tropical moisture, and passing storm systems converge over Tampa Bay. Town 'n' Country sits inside that busy atmosphere, and its tornado story spans generations. An F2 tornado touched down near the community on July 22, 1951. The defining blow came on April 4, 1966, when an F4 carved a 135.8-mile track across the peninsula, killing 11 people and injuring 530. A later generation faced an F3 on May 4, 1978, which killed 3 people and injured 94, and another F3 on October 3, 1992, which killed 3 and injured 75. In the current century, an EF2 on December 16, 2020 tracked 13.11 miles through the area, and a sibling EF2 followed on October 12, 2023.

The reasons are durable. Sea-breeze collisions spin up brief circulations each summer; landfalling tropical storms embed fast-moving tornadoes in their rainbands; and in winter and spring, jet-stream disturbances — sharpened in El Niño years — drive squall lines off the Gulf of Mexico into the bay area. Each pathway has left its mark from the 1950s through the 2020s, and the NOAA Storm Prediction Center's database, the source behind this page, ties those generations of events together, feeding the event list shown elsewhere here.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many tornadoes has Town 'n' Country, FL had?
Since 1950, 316 tornadoes have been recorded within 25 miles of Town 'n' Country. Data source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center.
What was the deadliest tornado near Town 'n' Country?
The deadliest tornado on record within 25 miles of Town 'n' Country was a F4 on April 4, 1966, which caused 11 fatalities.
When is tornado season in Town 'n' Country?
June is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Town 'n' Country, with 52 tornadoes on record. Tornadoes can occur any time of year, but spring months (April–June) generally see the highest activity across most of the central and southern United States.
Has Town 'n' Country been hit by an EF4 or EF5 tornado?
Within 25 miles of Town 'n' Country, there have been 0 EF5 and 2 EF4 tornadoes recorded since 1950. EF4 and EF5 tornadoes are the most destructive ratings on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with winds above 166 mph.
When was the most recent tornado near Town 'n' Country?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Town 'n' Country was an EF0 on September 25, 2025.
How do I get tornado warnings for Town 'n' Country?
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