National Storms

Rockledge, FL tornado history

41 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Rockledge, FL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 126th of 275 Florida cities with a tornado on record. 2 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on October 9, 2024 (EF1, 5.2-mile path); the strongest, on April 4, 1966, was rated F4. The deadliest, on April 4, 1966, killed 11 along its path.

41tornadoes since 1950
72016–2025
F4/EF4strongest rating
11deaths
560injuries
Oct 9, 2024most 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: 21960s: 41970s: 71980s: 51990s: 62000s: 62010s: 92020s: 21950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 9
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Rockledge, 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 Rockledge, FL

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Oct 9, 2024EF15.2 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL6.4 mi
Aug 16, 2020EF00.4 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL4.9 mi
May 14, 2018EF00.1 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL5.1 mi
Sep 10, 2017EF13.4 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL7.6 mi
Sep 10, 2017EF10.3 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL3.8 mi
Sep 10, 2017EF11.2 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL9.3 mi
Aug 18, 2017EF00.4 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL0.3 mi
Apr 14, 2013EF00.6 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL3.4 mi
Apr 14, 2013EF00.3 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL3.8 mi
Jan 22, 2010EF07.3 mi0 / 1Brevard County, FL4.7 mi
Jan 22, 2010EF07.3 mi0 / 1Brevard County, FL4.7 mi
Feb 12, 2008EF00.1 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL8.1 mi
Oct 23, 2005F03.0 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL1.2 mi
Aug 6, 2003F01.0 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL1.2 mi
Oct 25, 2001F00.3 mi0 / 1Brevard County, FL1.1 mi
Sep 14, 2001F11.8 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL2.0 mi
Jun 3, 2001F00.5 mi0 / 0Osceola County, FL7.9 mi
Aug 14, 1996F00.1 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL2.3 mi
Mar 30, 1996F17.0 mi0 / 18Brevard County, FL2.3 mi
Jun 26, 1995F00.1 mi0 / 1Brevard County, FL8.4 mi
Jun 24, 1993F01.0 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL2.3 mi
May 28, 1992F00.2 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL9.3 mi
Jun 24, 1990F14.0 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL9.0 mi
Jul 19, 1989F00.2 mi0 / 1Brevard County, FL7.8 mi
Aug 7, 1983F00.2 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL9.3 mi
Mar 23, 1983F218.0 mi0 / 0Osceola County, FL0.3 mi
Feb 2, 1983F10.4 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL5.0 mi
Aug 20, 1981F10.1 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL1.2 mi
Sep 3, 1979F00.2 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL2.0 mi
Jul 9, 1979F20.5 mi0 / 6Brevard County, FL8.4 mi
Apr 11, 1975F10.5 mi0 / 1Brevard County, FL3.6 mi
Mar 16, 1973F10.3 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL6.9 mi
Jun 18, 1972F34.9 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL5.3 mi
Aug 4, 1971F14.1 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL5.4 mi
Aug 4, 1971F24.1 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL5.4 mi
Jun 4, 1968F00.1 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL7.6 mi
Jun 3, 1968F10.3 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL8.1 mi
Apr 4, 1966F2123.3 mi0 / 0Pinellas County, FL2.1 mi
Apr 4, 1966F4135.8 mi11 / 530Pinellas County, FL6.2 mi
Jan 21, 1958F10.1 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL6.4 mi
Sep 22, 1954F00.1 mi0 / 0Brevard County, FL4.0 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 Rockledge

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 1 tornado within 10 miles of Rockledge in damage surveys (1 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
Oct 9, 2024EF195 mph5.2 mi250 yd0 / 021:53–22:09 UTCNWS Melbourne

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.