National Storms

Springfield, FL tornado history

45 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Springfield, FL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 112th 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 January 9, 2024 (EF2, 0.9-mile path); the strongest, on January 8, 2024, was rated EF3. The deadliest, on September 15, 2004, killed 1 along its path.

45tornadoes since 1950
122016–2025
F3/EF3strongest rating
3deaths
106injuries
Jan 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: 31960s: 51970s: 41980s: 81990s: 82000s: 52010s: 12020s: 111950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 11
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Springfield, 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 Springfield, FL

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Jan 9, 2024EF20.9 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL2.1 mi
Jan 8, 2024EF212.9 mi0 / 2Bay County, FL5.4 mi
Jan 8, 2024EF35.2 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL5.4 mi
Jan 8, 2024EF00.2 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL8.7 mi
Apr 27, 2023EF10.8 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL6.5 mi
Mar 18, 2022EF21.6 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL5.3 mi
Mar 9, 2022EF10.4 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL2.6 mi
Apr 10, 2021EF10.3 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL5.2 mi
Mar 17, 2021EF10.4 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL7.8 mi
Apr 23, 2020EF00.9 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL8.6 mi
Apr 23, 2020EF013.4 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL1.3 mi
Jan 19, 2019EF10.8 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL6.2 mi
Oct 8, 2008EF03.5 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL6.6 mi
Oct 21, 2006F00.3 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL8.5 mi
Dec 24, 2005F02.7 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL6.2 mi
Sep 15, 2004F15.0 mi1 / 7Bay County, FL7.5 mi
Feb 15, 2003F10.2 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL7.0 mi
Jan 2, 1999F23.8 mi0 / 7Bay County, FL6.1 mi
Sep 28, 1998F12.0 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL3.5 mi
Oct 26, 1997F01.0 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL2.3 mi
Oct 26, 1997F00.5 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL4.0 mi
Aug 9, 1995F00.1 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL4.0 mi
Jun 25, 1994F00.1 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL4.0 mi
Jun 3, 1992F00.1 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL4.0 mi
Jan 30, 1991F00.4 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL4.0 mi
Jun 8, 1989F00.2 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL4.0 mi
Oct 2, 1988F01.0 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL8.2 mi
Mar 24, 1984F01.0 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL4.0 mi
Aug 3, 1983F10.3 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL4.0 mi
Jul 27, 1982F00.2 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL4.0 mi
Feb 1, 1981F10.3 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL4.0 mi
Aug 21, 1980F00.1 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL7.8 mi
Jun 24, 1980F10.5 mi0 / 1Bay County, FL4.0 mi
Jan 26, 1976F00.1 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL4.0 mi
Sep 22, 1975F00.1 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL4.0 mi
Jan 12, 1975F2168.5 mi1 / 33Bay County, FL → GA3.6 mi
May 11, 1974F10.1 mi0 / 1Bay County, FL7.8 mi
Dec 10, 1967F37.1 mi1 / 50Bay County, FL3.2 mi
Mar 31, 1962F10.1 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL7.6 mi
Sep 14, 1960F20.5 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL1.4 mi
Apr 2, 1960F20.1 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL7.0 mi
Feb 17, 1960F27.6 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL7.8 mi
Apr 6, 1953F20.1 mi0 / 0Bay County, FL5.8 mi
Apr 4, 1952F10.1 mi0 / 1Bay County, FL5.8 mi
Feb 20, 1952F21.5 mi0 / 4Bay County, FL5.8 mi

More: Bay County tornadoes · Florida tornado history · Springfield 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 Springfield

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 13 tornadoes within 10 miles of Springfield in damage surveys (1 EF3, 3 EF2, 5 EF1, 4 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 9, 2024EF2115 mph0.9 mi150 yd0 / 014:03–14:05 UTCNWS Tallahassee
Jan 8, 2024EF3140 mph5.2 mi550 yd0 / 011:31–11:37 UTCNWS Tallahassee
Jan 8, 2024EF2130 mph13.0 mi600 yd0 / 211:43–11:55 UTCNWS Tallahassee
Jan 8, 2024EF070 mph0.2 mi50 yd0 / 011:31 UTCNWS Tallahassee
Apr 27, 2023EF1110 mph0.8 mi75 yd0 / 020:04–20:05 UTCNWS Tallahassee
Mar 18, 2022EF2120 mph1.6 mi75 yd0 / 023:16–23:20 UTCNWS Tallahassee
Mar 9, 2022EF0–0.1 mi50 yd0 / 012:00–12:01 UTCNWS Tallahassee
Mar 9, 2022EF195 mph0.4 mi–0 / 012:15–12:17 UTCNWS Tallahassee
Apr 10, 2021EF1105 mph0.2 mi30 yd0 / 014:00–14:01 UTCNWS Tallahassee
Mar 17, 2021EF195 mph0.4 mi50 yd0 / 011:25–11:26 UTCNWS Tallahassee
Apr 23, 2020EF075 mph1.3 mi50 yd0 / 021:07–21:12 UTCNWS Tallahassee
Apr 23, 2020EF085 mph13.1 mi75 yd0 / 021:00–21:13 UTCNWS Tallahassee
Jan 19, 2019EF190 mph0.8 mi50 yd0 / 000:22–00:23 UTCNWS Tallahassee

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.