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.
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 Naples, FL
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2023 | EF0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 1.8 mi |
| Jan 16, 2022 | EF0 | 15.0 mi | 0 / 1 | Collier County, FL | 7.9 mi |
| Sep 29, 2015 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 7.1 mi |
| Jun 23, 2012 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 | Collier County, FL | 8.5 mi |
| Jun 23, 2012 | EF0 | 1.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 2.7 mi |
| Apr 6, 2012 | EF0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 1.5 mi |
| Dec 21, 2007 | EF0 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 6.2 mi |
| Sep 19, 2004 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 2.3 mi |
| Sep 19, 2004 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 2.3 mi |
| Jul 10, 2004 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 5.5 mi |
| Apr 11, 2004 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 7.9 mi |
| Mar 27, 2003 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 2.6 mi |
| Jun 16, 2001 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 1.4 mi |
| Sep 20, 1999 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 1.4 mi |
| Jul 19, 1999 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 8.0 mi |
| Sep 15, 1998 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 2.3 mi |
| Aug 16, 1998 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 1.4 mi |
| Aug 16, 1998 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 1.4 mi |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 1 | Collier County, FL | 1.0 mi |
| Jul 9, 1997 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 2.3 mi |
| Jun 21, 1997 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 1.4 mi |
| Apr 14, 1997 | F0 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 7.0 mi |
| Feb 4, 1995 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 2.3 mi |
| Jul 8, 1994 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 1.4 mi |
| Apr 4, 1993 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 5.5 mi |
| Jun 29, 1990 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 2.1 mi |
| Jun 8, 1983 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 2.3 mi |
| Mar 17, 1983 | F1 | 7.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 1.1 mi |
| Sep 25, 1982 | F1 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 6.1 mi |
| Aug 27, 1981 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 1.4 mi |
| Feb 16, 1980 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 5.6 mi |
| Jul 19, 1976 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 1.4 mi |
| Nov 11, 1968 | F2 | 65.4 mi | 0 / 3 | Collier County, FL | 2.4 mi |
| Nov 9, 1968 | F2 | 45.6 mi | 2 / 17 | Collier County, FL | 1.4 mi |
| Nov 9, 1968 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 3.4 mi |
| Aug 22, 1965 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier County, FL | 1.4 mi |
| Jun 30, 1960 | F1 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Collier 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 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.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2022 | EF0 | 85 mph | 15.5 mi | – | 0 / 1 | 14:07–14:34 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.