Frostproof, FL tornado history
18 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Frostproof, FL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 245th 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 (EF1, 1.0-mile path); the strongest, on March 8, 1998, was rated F2.
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 Frostproof, FL
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hardee County, FL | 9.4 mi |
| Dec 20, 2018 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 | Polk County, FL | 7.2 mi |
| Jun 1, 2016 | EF0 | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Polk County, FL | 7.4 mi |
| Feb 2, 2007 | EF0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Polk County, FL | 1.3 mi |
| Sep 15, 2006 | F0 | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Polk County, FL | 2.0 mi |
| Aug 12, 2005 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Polk County, FL | 4.4 mi |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F2 | 10.4 mi | 0 / 4 | Polk County, FL | 5.8 mi |
| Feb 16, 1998 | F0 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Polk County, FL | 7.0 mi |
| Apr 30, 1996 | F0 | 11.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Polk County, FL | 0.4 mi |
| Jan 3, 1994 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 | Polk County, FL | 1.3 mi |
| Jul 19, 1982 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Polk County, FL | 5.6 mi |
| Jun 17, 1982 | F0 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Polk County, FL | 1.3 mi |
| Jul 23, 1971 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Polk County, FL | 3.4 mi |
| Jul 22, 1971 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Polk County, FL | 4.5 mi |
| Aug 13, 1969 | F1 | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Highlands County, FL | 8.4 mi |
| May 17, 1967 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Highlands County, FL | 9.0 mi |
| Feb 13, 1960 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Polk County, FL | 0.2 mi |
| Dec 18, 1951 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Polk County, FL | 2.2 mi |
More: Polk County tornadoes · Florida tornado history · Frostproof 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 Frostproof
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 1 tornado within 10 miles of Frostproof in damage surveys (1 EF1). 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 | EF1 | 104 mph | 1.0 mi | 40 yd | 0 / 0 | 18:49–18:52 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.