Jasper, FL tornado history
14 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Jasper, FL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 259th 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 April 13, 2020 (EF0, 3.1-mile path); the strongest, on March 12, 2001, 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 Jasper, FL
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF0 | 3.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Suwannee County, FL | 9.5 mi |
| Jul 10, 2005 | F0 | 10.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Suwannee County, FL | 6.4 mi |
| Apr 25, 2003 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Suwannee County, FL | 7.8 mi |
| Mar 12, 2001 | F2 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Hamilton County, FL | 8.4 mi |
| Nov 1, 1999 | F0 | 10.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hamilton County, FL → GA | 7.5 mi |
| Feb 16, 1998 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hamilton County, FL | 7.6 mi |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Hamilton County, FL | 8.3 mi |
| Jan 9, 1997 | F0 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Suwannee County, FL | 6.9 mi |
| Dec 28, 1983 | F1 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Suwannee County, FL | 7.6 mi |
| May 4, 1974 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Suwannee County, FL | 5.9 mi |
| Dec 21, 1972 | F2 | 12.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Suwannee County, FL | 9.1 mi |
| Jun 5, 1969 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Suwannee County, FL | 2.9 mi |
| Jun 15, 1965 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Suwannee County, FL | 5.5 mi |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Hamilton County, FL | 4.9 mi |
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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 Jasper
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 1 tornado within 10 miles of Jasper in damage surveys (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2020 | EF0 | 75 mph | 3.1 mi | 175 yd | 0 / 0 | 14:09–14:13 UTC | NWS Jacksonville |
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.