Venice, FL Tornado History — 137 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Venice, FL had?
Venice has had 137 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 1 violent (EF3+) tornado.
When was the most recent tornado near Venice?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Venice was an EF1 on October 9, 2024.
When is tornado season in Venice?
June is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Venice, with 21 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 Venice
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 25 total, averaging 1.3 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
Casualties on Record Near Venice
4 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Venice since 1950, across 2 events. 77 injuries have been reported across all events. 1985 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F3 on March 17, 1985, which caused 2 fatalities along a 3.0-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Venice
About Tornadoes in Venice
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.
Tornado weather reaches Venice, Florida in waves spaced across the calendar rather than in a compact spring season. Cool-season cold fronts crossing the Gulf of Mexico can ignite rotating thunderstorms over the Sarasota County coast in late winter and early spring, when jet-stream energy overhead meets warm, humid air pooled offshore. Summer then brings a different mode entirely: sea-breeze collisions and passing tropical systems that spin up brief tornadoes and waterspouts moving ashore.
The archive kept by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center shows each mode at work here. A March 17, 1985 F3 tornado killed 2 people, injured 45, and tore a damage swath roughly 3 miles long and 400 yards wide through the Venice area. Midsummer can turn deadly too: an F2 on July 30, 1968 killed 2 people along a track well under a mile. Earlier that same decade, an F2 on February 2, 1972 injured 3 as it ran about 3.3 miles.
Recent decades have kept that rhythm intact. An EF2 on January 17, 2016 injured 2 people and battered coastal neighborhoods in the depths of winter. An EF1 arrived on March 16, 2022, and another EF1 crossed the area on October 9, 2024 at the height of the tropical season. The event list elsewhere on this page traces the quieter stretches between; the pattern of cool-season intensity and warm-season regularity remains the schedule Venice lives by.