National Storms

Ocala, FL tornado history

33 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Ocala, FL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 163rd 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 March 12, 2022 (EF1, 26.6-mile path); the strongest, on December 31, 1975, was rated F3. The deadliest, on December 31, 1975, killed 1 along its path.

33tornadoes since 1950
32016–2025
F3/EF3strongest rating
1deaths
51injuries
Mar 12, 2022most 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: 11970s: 91980s: 71990s: 72000s: 52010s: 22020s: 21950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 9
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Ocala, 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 Ocala, FL

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Mar 12, 2022EF126.6 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL1.9 mi
Apr 18, 2021EF02.3 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL0.3 mi
May 5, 2019EF10.9 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL7.9 mi
Apr 20, 2015EF11.9 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL9.2 mi
Jun 18, 2007EF00.0 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL9.8 mi
Apr 7, 2005F18.0 mi0 / 3Marion County, FL0.0 mi
Mar 29, 2001F222.0 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL3.8 mi
Mar 4, 2001F00.5 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL6.1 mi
Mar 4, 2001F02.5 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL7.2 mi
Oct 7, 1996F015.0 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL1.9 mi
Mar 8, 1995F00.1 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL9.0 mi
Aug 6, 1994F00.1 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL6.8 mi
Jul 24, 1994F00.1 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL6.8 mi
Mar 1, 1994F10.5 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL1.3 mi
Mar 12, 1993F215.0 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL1.1 mi
Oct 3, 1992F00.1 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL6.8 mi
Dec 23, 1986F02.0 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL1.3 mi
Mar 14, 1986F12.0 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL9.6 mi
Aug 30, 1985F11.0 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL1.3 mi
Apr 9, 1983F210.0 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL1.2 mi
Jul 15, 1981F10.5 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL1.3 mi
Apr 15, 1981F16.9 mi0 / 2Marion County, FL4.3 mi
Aug 22, 1980F15.4 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL7.2 mi
Aug 5, 1979F10.1 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL1.3 mi
Apr 19, 1978F25.6 mi0 / 14Marion County, FL9.6 mi
Jul 10, 1976F10.1 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL1.3 mi
Apr 7, 1976F00.5 mi0 / 0Orange County, FL8.6 mi
Dec 31, 1975F00.1 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL3.3 mi
Dec 31, 1975F32.0 mi1 / 26Marion County, FL6.8 mi
Jun 2, 1975F16.4 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL5.1 mi
Aug 6, 1974F10.3 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL1.3 mi
Mar 8, 1973F21.5 mi0 / 6Marion County, FL8.0 mi
Jan 11, 1964F20.1 mi0 / 0Marion County, FL3.0 mi

More: Marion County tornadoes · Florida tornado history · Ocala 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 Ocala

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Ocala in damage surveys (2 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.

DateRatingPeak windPath lengthMax widthDeaths / injuriesOn the groundSurveyed by
Mar 12, 2022EF1110 mph26.7 mi65 yd0 / 012:45–13:20 UTCNWS Jacksonville
Apr 20, 2020EF1110 mph12.4 mi–0 / 013:40–13:55 UTCNWS 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.