Tornado events in St. Lucie 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 (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 53 tornado events on record for St. Lucie County, Florida, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 9 Oct 2024.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 12 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 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Tornado.

Newest tornado events on record

Oct 9 2024

TornadoEF0

7 miles SW of PORT ST LUCIE. Damage estimate: $750 thousand

TornadoEF1

5 miles SSE of PORT ST LUCIE. Damage estimate: $15 million

TornadoEF1

At HARMONY HGTS. Damage estimate: $1.5 million

TornadoEF1

3 miles W of FT PIERCE ST LUCIE A. Damage estimate: $250 thousand

TornadoEF1

4 miles SW of PORT ST LUCIE. Damage estimate: $5.0 million

TornadoEF3

5 miles S of FT PIERCE NELSON ARP. Damage estimate: $475 million

Jun 30 2022

TornadoEF0

1 mile NW of FT PIERCE ST LUCIE A

Jun 9 2022

TornadoEF0

2 miles WNW of WALTON. Damage estimate: $210 thousand

Jun 6 2022

TornadoEF0

6 miles NW of FT PIERCE NELSON ARP. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Mar 23 2017

TornadoEF0

9 miles WNW of FT PIERCE NELSON ARP. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

May 17 2016

TornadoEF0

1 mile SSW of FT PIERCE ST LUCIE A

TornadoEF1

3 miles NW of VIKING

Aug 15 2014

TornadoEF0

At INDRIO

Jul 17 2012

TornadoEF0

1 mile WSW of VIKING. Damage estimate: $40 thousand

May 28 2012

TornadoEF0

1 mile NE of PORT ST LUCIE. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

May 8 2012

TornadoEF0

7 miles WSW of WHITE CITY

Apr 26 2011

TornadoEF0

7 miles WNW of PORT ST LUCIE

Aug 19 2008

TornadoEF0

3 miles NW of WHITE CITY. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Jul 23 2007

TornadoEF0

4 miles W of PORT ST LUCIE

May 25 2005

TornadoF0

At PORT ST LUCIE. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Aug 12 2004

TornadoF0

At PORT ST LUCIE

Aug 6 2004

TornadoF0

5 miles NW of FT PIERCE

Jul 27 2002

TornadoF1

At FT PIERCE. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

May 14 2002

TornadoF0

7 miles W of FT PIERCE. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Aug 2 2001

TornadoF0

8 miles W of FT PIERCE. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

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 St. Lucie County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	5
1960s	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4
1970s	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	7
1980s	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	6
1990s	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	6
2000s	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	8
2010s	0	1	3	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	8
2020s	0	0	3	0	6	0	0 (part of the year)				9

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

Jan1 event
Feb1 event
Mar3 events
Apr4 events
May7 events
Jun8 events
Jul6 events
Aug13 events
Sep2 events
Oct7 events
Nov0 events
Dec1 event

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for St. Lucie County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	35
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	12
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	2
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	3
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	0
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	0
Unrated	no rating on record	1

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 2 Oct 2026.

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 2 Oct 2026.

The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Beside the other counties

Tornado events on record: St. Lucie County beside the total of the counties of Florida and of the United States
Measure	St. Lucie	All counties of Florida	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	53	3,818	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	9.3	7.1	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	1.5	1.8	2.4

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 St. Lucie County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
9 Mar 1998	Tornado	F1	$3.2 million	0	0	County
2 Feb 1998	Tornado	F0	$30 thousand	0	0	County
21 Aug 1995	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
2 Aug 1995	Tornado	F0	$500	0	0	County
10 Jul 1995	Tornado	F0	$50 thousand	0	0	County
2 Jun 1991	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
25 Jun 1987	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
7 Mar 1987	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
31 Dec 1986	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
28 Aug 1986	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
5 Sep 1984	Tornado	F0	$30	0	0	County
11 Apr 1982	Tornado	F0	$250 thousand	0	1	County
8 May 1979	Tornado	F0	$250 thousand	0	0	County
5 Jul 1978	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
12 Aug 1975	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
11 Aug 1975	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	1	County
28 Jun 1975	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
28 Jun 1975	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
15 Jan 1970	Tornado	F2	$3 thousand	0	2	County
1 Aug 1967	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
20 Jul 1962	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
22 Jun 1961	Tornado	not recorded	none	0	0	County
7 Oct 1960	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	0	0	County
15 Apr 1958	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	20	County
18 Sep 1954	Tornado	F3	$25 thousand	2	2	County
11 Aug 1954	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	0	County
17 Aug 1953	Tornado	F0	$30	0	0	County
13 Apr 1953	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	1	County

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

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Melbourne, FL (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for St. Lucie County, Florida". https://countyhazards.com/county/fl/st-lucie/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most tornado events on record for St. Lucie County?: August has 13 of the 53 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 St. Lucie County compare with the other counties of Florida?: The counties of Florida have 7.1 tornado events for each 100 square miles. St. Lucie County has 9.3.
Which tornado ratings are on record for St. Lucie County?: 47 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 5 events have a higher rating. 1 event has no rating.