Freeport, FL tornado history
18 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Freeport, FL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 245th of 275 Florida cities with a tornado on record. 1 was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on May 10, 2025 (EF1, 8.0-mile path); the strongest, on December 9, 1967, was rated F3.
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 Freeport, FL
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2025 | EF1 | 8.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 9.1 mi |
| May 13, 2024 | EFU | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 8.0 mi |
| May 9, 2024 | EF0 | 1.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 3.9 mi |
| Jan 8, 2024 | EF1 | 5.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 8.8 mi |
| Jan 8, 2024 | EF1 | 10.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 1.6 mi |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF0 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 6.8 mi |
| Jan 24, 2023 | EF0 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 9.5 mi |
| Dec 7, 2021 | EF0 | 1.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 1.3 mi |
| Mar 31, 2020 | EF0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 4.4 mi |
| Apr 19, 2015 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 6.2 mi |
| Nov 24, 2004 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 3.4 mi |
| Dec 16, 2000 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 5.1 mi |
| Dec 12, 1989 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 0.1 mi |
| Apr 30, 1989 | F0 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 7.4 mi |
| Sep 10, 1988 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 8.9 mi |
| Sep 10, 1988 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 0.1 mi |
| Nov 12, 1975 | F1 | 26.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 9.1 mi |
| Dec 9, 1967 | F3 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Walton County, FL | 8.1 mi |
More: Walton County tornadoes · Florida tornado history · Freeport 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 Freeport
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of Freeport in damage surveys (2 EF1, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2025 | EF0 | 100 mph | 8.6 mi | 400 yd | 0 / 0 | 15:22–15:35 UTC | NWS Tallahassee |
| May 9, 2024 | EF0 | 80 mph | 1.7 mi | 25 yd | 0 / 0 | 09:47–09:49 UTC | NWS Tallahassee |
| Jan 8, 2024 | EF1 | 95 mph | 0.8 mi | 160 yd | 0 / 0 | 10:48–10:49 UTC | NWS Tallahassee |
| Jan 8, 2024 | EF1 | 110 mph | 11.0 mi | 220 yd | 0 / 0 | 10:29–10:33 UTC | NWS MOB, |
| Mar 30, 2020 | EF0 | 70 mph | 0.2 mi | 25 yd | 0 / 0 | 17:55–17:57 UTC | NWS Tallahassee |
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.