Jupiter, FL tornado history
28 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Jupiter, FL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 191st 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 October 9, 2024 (EF3, 32.9-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 Jupiter, FL
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF3 | 32.9 mi | 0 / 7 | Palm Beach County, FL | 6.1 mi |
| Jun 12, 2024 | EF1 | 1.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Martin County, FL | 9.8 mi |
| Apr 29, 2023 | EF2 | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 5.9 mi |
| Apr 6, 2022 | EF0 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 6.1 mi |
| Jul 5, 2018 | EF0 | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 4.2 mi |
| Jan 22, 2017 | EF1 | 5.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 3.1 mi |
| Aug 3, 2015 | EF0 | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 9.4 mi |
| Jun 10, 2015 | EF0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 3.7 mi |
| Mar 31, 2009 | EF0 | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 5.8 mi |
| Sep 6, 2004 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 1.3 mi |
| Aug 19, 2004 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 8.2 mi |
| Mar 16, 2004 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Martin County, FL | 7.6 mi |
| Aug 7, 2003 | F1 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 28 | Palm Beach County, FL | 8.7 mi |
| Aug 7, 2003 | F0 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 1.3 mi |
| May 8, 2000 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 8.2 mi |
| Oct 17, 1995 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 7.1 mi |
| Nov 15, 1994 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 1.3 mi |
| Sep 17, 1981 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 1.3 mi |
| May 8, 1980 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 9.2 mi |
| Mar 19, 1975 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 7.4 mi |
| Oct 1, 1972 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Martin County, FL | 6.5 mi |
| Jun 18, 1972 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 8.3 mi |
| Mar 26, 1970 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 1.3 mi |
| Jan 14, 1970 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 6.2 mi |
| Sep 20, 1967 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 3.2 mi |
| Oct 14, 1964 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Martin County, FL | 9.1 mi |
| Sep 8, 1962 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 10.0 mi |
| Jun 17, 1959 | F2 | 8.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Palm Beach County, FL | 3.2 mi |
More: Palm Beach County tornadoes · Florida tornado history · Jupiter 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 Jupiter
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of Jupiter in damage surveys (1 EF3, 1 EF2, 1 EF1, 2 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 | EF3 | 140 mph | 29.1 mi | 457 yd | 0 / 7 | 20:43–21:21 UTC | NWS MFL, |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF0 | 80 mph | 3.9 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:21–21:30 UTC | NWS Melbourne |
| Apr 29, 2023 | EF2 | 130 mph | 2.6 mi | 320 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:10–21:21 UTC | NWS Miami |
| Apr 6, 2022 | EF0 | 85 mph | 0.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:23–21:31 UTC | NWS Miami |
| Jan 22, 2017 | EF1 | 90 mph | 5.8 mi | 130 yd | 0 / 0 | 06:39–06:47 UTC | NWS Miami |
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.