Estero, FL tornado history
22 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Estero, FL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 221st of 275 Florida cities with a tornado on record. None was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on October 9, 2024 (EF2, 16.3-mile path).
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Estero, FL
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF2 | 16.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 7.6 mi |
| Jun 30, 2024 | EFU | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 5.3 mi |
| Apr 29, 2022 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 9.2 mi |
| Mar 12, 2022 | EF0 | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 9.6 mi |
| Dec 20, 2021 | EF1 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 1 | Lee County, FL | 6.6 mi |
| Apr 6, 2017 | EF0 | 7.4 mi | 0 / 1 | Lee County, FL | 9.1 mi |
| Sep 16, 2007 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 9.5 mi |
| Mar 27, 2003 | F0 | 5.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 7.9 mi |
| Jul 22, 1999 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 9.8 mi |
| Jun 26, 1997 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 7.2 mi |
| Sep 2, 1994 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 9.5 mi |
| Oct 30, 1993 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 6.8 mi |
| Oct 30, 1993 | F1 | 1.2 mi | 0 / 1 | Lee County, FL | 6.8 mi |
| Sep 12, 1989 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 9.5 mi |
| Jan 4, 1987 | F0 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 6.8 mi |
| Sep 2, 1986 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 4.2 mi |
| Jan 23, 1979 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 7.5 mi |
| Dec 6, 1977 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 6.1 mi |
| Aug 2, 1974 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 9.5 mi |
| Feb 23, 1965 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 | Lee County, FL | 6.0 mi |
| Jun 10, 1962 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 2.6 mi |
| Oct 9, 1953 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Lee County, FL | 5.5 mi |
More: Lee County tornadoes · Florida tornado history · Estero hail history · Florida damaging wind
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.
NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Estero
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of Estero in damage surveys (1 EF2, 1 EF1, 1 EF0). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF2 | 132 mph | 16.6 mi | 500 yd | 0 / 0 | 16:09–16:41 UTC | NWS Tampa Bay |
| Apr 29, 2022 | EF0 | 70 mph | 0.1 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 21:00–21:01 UTC | NWS Tampa Bay |
| Dec 21, 2021 | EF1 | 95 mph | 1.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 1 | 21:25–21:27 UTC | NWS Tampa Bay |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.