National Storms

Naples, FL tornado history

37 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Naples, FL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 150th 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 August 24, 2023 (EF0, 0.8-mile path); the strongest, on November 11, 1968, was rated F2. The deadliest, on November 9, 1968, killed 2 along its path.

37tornadoes since 1950
22016–2025
F2/EF2strongest rating
2deaths
23injuries
Aug 24, 2023most recent
Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

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.

1950s: 01960s: 51970s: 11980s: 51990s: 132000s: 72010s: 42020s: 21950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 13
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Naples, FL, by decade

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 Naples, FL

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Aug 24, 2023EF00.8 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL1.8 mi
Jan 16, 2022EF015.0 mi0 / 1Collier County, FL7.9 mi
Sep 29, 2015EF00.1 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL7.1 mi
Jun 23, 2012EF00.1 mi0 / 1Collier County, FL8.5 mi
Jun 23, 2012EF01.7 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL2.7 mi
Apr 6, 2012EF00.2 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL1.5 mi
Dec 21, 2007EF00.4 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL6.2 mi
Sep 19, 2004F00.5 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL2.3 mi
Sep 19, 2004F10.5 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL2.3 mi
Jul 10, 2004F00.2 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL5.5 mi
Apr 11, 2004F12.0 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL7.9 mi
Mar 27, 2003F11.0 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL2.6 mi
Jun 16, 2001F00.5 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL1.4 mi
Sep 20, 1999F10.3 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL1.4 mi
Jul 19, 1999F00.1 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL8.0 mi
Sep 15, 1998F01.0 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL2.3 mi
Aug 16, 1998F00.1 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL1.4 mi
Aug 16, 1998F00.1 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL1.4 mi
Mar 8, 1998F12.0 mi0 / 1Collier County, FL1.0 mi
Jul 9, 1997F00.2 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL2.3 mi
Jun 21, 1997F00.2 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL1.4 mi
Apr 14, 1997F04.0 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL7.0 mi
Feb 4, 1995F00.1 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL2.3 mi
Jul 8, 1994F00.1 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL1.4 mi
Apr 4, 1993F00.1 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL5.5 mi
Jun 29, 1990F00.2 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL2.1 mi
Jun 8, 1983F00.5 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL2.3 mi
Mar 17, 1983F17.0 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL1.1 mi
Sep 25, 1982F10.8 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL6.1 mi
Aug 27, 1981F00.1 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL1.4 mi
Feb 16, 1980F01.0 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL5.6 mi
Jul 19, 1976F00.1 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL1.4 mi
Nov 11, 1968F265.4 mi0 / 3Collier County, FL2.4 mi
Nov 9, 1968F245.6 mi2 / 17Collier County, FL1.4 mi
Nov 9, 1968F10.1 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL3.4 mi
Aug 22, 1965F00.1 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL1.4 mi
Jun 30, 1960F10.8 mi0 / 0Collier County, FL4.9 mi

More: Collier County tornadoes · Florida tornado history · Naples 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 Naples

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 1 tornado within 10 miles of Naples 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.

DateRatingPeak windPath lengthMax widthDeaths / injuriesOn the groundSurveyed by
Jan 16, 2022EF085 mph15.5 mi–0 / 114:07–14:34 UTCNWS 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.