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Storm events on record through

Tornado events in Hillsborough County, Florida The tornado events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search.

NCEI has 149 tornado events on record for Hillsborough County, Florida, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 24 May 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 8 tornado events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Tornado.

Newest tornado events on record

TornadoEF0

1 mile WSW of TOWN N COUNTRY. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

TornadoEF0

1 mile E of SEFFNER

TornadoEF1

4 miles WSW of COSME. Damage estimate: $250 thousand

TornadoEF unrated

1 mile ENE of SWEETWATER CREEK. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

TornadoEF1

2 miles WSW of KNIGHTS. Damage estimate: $30 thousand

TornadoEF1

3 miles SSE of BALM. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

TornadoEF0

1 mile WSW of HARNEY. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

TornadoEF0

2 miles W of GULF CITY. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

TornadoEF0

7 miles ESE of FORT LONESOME

TornadoEF0

2 miles SSE of BOYETTE. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

TornadoEF0

At ROCKY CREEK

TornadoEF0

1 mile S of (MCF)MC DILL AFB

TornadoEF0

8 miles S of WIMAUMA. Damage estimate: $36 thousand

TornadoEF0

1 mile NNW of TPA P O KNIGHT ARPT. Damage estimate: $35 thousand

TornadoEF0

1 mile NNW of CRUISE TERMINAL 2 PORT SITE. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

TornadoEF0

5 miles S of LUTZ TAMPA DOWNS ARP. Damage estimate: $90 thousand

TornadoEF1

1 mile ESE of PORT OF TAMPA PORTS SITE. Damage estimate: $1.6 million

TornadoEF1

2 miles E of RATTLESNAKE. Damage estimate: $2.3 million

TornadoEF0

3 miles WNW of CHAPMAN. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

TornadoEF0

3 miles WNW of CITRUS PARK

TornadoEF0

1 mile SSW of ROCKY CREEK

TornadoEF0

2 miles NNW of RIVERVIEW. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

TornadoEF0

2 miles WNW of CARROLLWOOD. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

TornadoEF0

1 mile ESE of HARNEY. Damage estimate: $75 thousand

TornadoF0

At PORT TAMPA

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. A tornado before February 2007 has a rating on the Fujita scale (F). A later tornado has a rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF).

Tornado events by year

Tornado events on record for Hillsborough County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade0123456789All
1950s01010001216
1960s620220012520
1970s3932453051044
1980s141312001114
1990s242132663433
2000s211103000412
2010s042320103015
2020s10101115

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Tornado events are on record from 1950. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan14
  2. Feb10
  3. Mar13
  4. Apr7
  5. May19
  6. Jun23
  7. Jul26
  8. Aug9
  9. Sep5
  10. Oct13
  11. Nov5
  12. Dec5

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Hillsborough County by rating
RatingWind estimate of the scaleEvents
EF0 or F065 to 85 mph (EF0)79
EF1 or F186 to 110 mph (EF1)48
EF2 or F2111 to 135 mph (EF2)14
EF3 or F3136 to 165 mph (EF3)0
EF4 or F4166 to 200 mph (EF4)0
EF5 or F5more than 200 mph (EF5)0
Unratedno rating on record8

Tornadoes may contain multiple segments. A tornado that crosses a county line or state line is considered a separate segment.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

The Enhanced F-scale still is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center, Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale, copied on .

The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Beside the other counties

Tornado events on record: Hillsborough County beside the total of the counties of Florida and of the United States
MeasureHillsboroughAll counties of FloridaAll counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 20261493,81881,254
Events for each 100 square miles14.67.12.3
Events for each 10,000 residents1.01.82.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More tornado events on record

Tornado events on record for Hillsborough County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
TornadoF0$40 thousand00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF1$20 thousand00County
TornadoF0$150 thousand00County
TornadoF0$20 thousand00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0$100 thousand00County
TornadoF0$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$275 thousand00County
TornadoF1$150 thousand00County
TornadoF1$150 thousand01County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0$250 thousand00County
TornadoF0$75 thousand00County
TornadoF0$10 thousand00County
TornadoF0$100 thousand00County
TornadoF1$125 thousand00County
TornadoF0$100 thousand00County
TornadoF0$500 thousand01County
TornadoF0$5 thousand00County
TornadoF2$100 thousand10County
TornadoF0$5 thousand00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0$1 thousand00County
TornadoF0$1 thousand00County
TornadoF0$10 thousand00County
TornadoF0$24 thousand02County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0none00County
Tornadonot recorded$500 thousand00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0$50 thousand00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand02County
TornadoF0$3 thousand00County
TornadoF1$250 thousand00County
TornadoF0$25000County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0$25 thousand00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF1$250 thousand00County
TornadoF1$250 thousand00County
TornadoF0$25000County
TornadoF0$25 thousand00County
TornadoF0$250 thousand00County
TornadoF1$250 thousand02County
TornadoF2$250 thousand02County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$250 thousand00County
TornadoF0$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$250 thousand00County
TornadoF1$250 thousand06County
TornadoF1$250 thousand01County
TornadoF0$25000County
TornadoF1$250 thousand00County
TornadoF0$250 thousand00County
TornadoF0$250 thousand00County
TornadoF0$250 thousand01County
TornadoF0$250 thousand00County
TornadoF0$250 thousand00County
TornadoF0$25 thousand00County
TornadoF0$3000County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0$3 thousand00County
TornadoF0$3 thousand00County
TornadoF2$250 thousand02County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$2.5 million02County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF1$3 thousand00County
TornadoF0$25 thousand00County
TornadoF0$3 thousand00County
TornadoF0$3 thousand00County
TornadoF1$2.5 million053County
TornadoF1$2.5 million00County
TornadoF2$2.5 million08County
TornadoF1$25 thousand08County
TornadoF2$250 thousand04County
TornadoF2$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$3000County
TornadoF1none00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF0$3 thousand00County
TornadoF0$3 thousand00County
TornadoF0none00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand02County
TornadoF2$25 thousand03County
Tornadonot recordednone00County
TornadoF2$25 thousand00County
TornadoF2$3 thousand02County
TornadoF1$25000County
Tornadonot recordednone00County
Tornadonot recorded$3 thousand00County
TornadoF1$250 thousand01County
TornadoF1$250 thousand03County
TornadoF1$3 thousand00County
TornadoF2$25 thousand06County
TornadoF0$3 thousand00County
TornadoF2$3 thousand00County
TornadoF2$250 thousand00County
TornadoF1$3 thousand00County
TornadoF1$3 thousand00County
TornadoF1$25000County
TornadoF1$3 thousand00County
Tornadonot recorded$3000County
TornadoF1$3000County
TornadoF0$250 thousand00County
TornadoF1$25 thousand00County
TornadoF1$3 thousand00County
TornadoF1$3000County
Tornadonot recorded$3000County
Tornadonot recorded$3000County
TornadoF2$25 thousand012County
TornadoF2$3 thousand00County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for Hillsborough County, Florida". https://countyhazards.com/county/fl/hillsborough/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most tornado events on record for Hillsborough County?
July has 26 of the 149 tornado events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many tornado events are on record for Florida?
NCEI has 3,820 tornado events on record for Florida from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Hillsborough County compare with the other counties of Florida?
The counties of Florida have 7.1 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Hillsborough County has 14.6.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Hillsborough County?
127 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 14 events have a higher rating. 8 events have no rating.