105
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
102
Direct injuries
$109.9M
Property damage
Tornado in Volusia County, Florida: 105 recorded events between 1950 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #41 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Volusia County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Volusia County is the 1970s, when 27 of the county's 105 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Volusia County archive, tornado makes up 16.4% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #41 for this hazard and #9 within Florida, putting it in the 98.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for tornado in Volusia County with 17 recorded events, while Dec is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-02 | EF3 | 26.0 mi | 450 yd | Crossed in |
| 1998-02-22 | EF3 | 16.0 mi | 200 yd | Crossed in |
| 1997-11-01 | EF3 | 3.0 mi | 400 yd | Touched down here |
| 1998-02-22 | EF2 | 8.0 mi | 150 yd | Touched down here |
| 2020-08-18 | EF2 | 4.6 mi | 550 yd | Touched down here |
| 2006-12-25 | EF2 | 2.8 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 2006-12-25 | EF2 | 2.7 mi | 80 yd | Touched down here |
| 1998-02-22 | EF2 | 5.0 mi | 150 yd | Touched down here |
| 1996-10-07 | EF2 | 6.0 mi | 400 yd | Touched down here |
| 1983-11-20 | EF2 | 3.0 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 1998 | DAYTONA BEACH | F2 | 1 | 3 | $4.0M |
| Feb 23, 1998 | OSTEEN | F3 | 1 | 0 | $1.0M |
| Feb 2, 2007 | BERESFORD | EF3 | 0 | 42 | $52.0M |
| Nov 2, 1997 | NEW SMYRNA BEACH | F3 | 0 | 32 | $14.0M |
| May 8, 1979 | F1 | 0 | 6 | $2.5M | |
| Dec 25, 2006 | DE LAND | F2 | 0 | 5 | $2.5M |
| Mar 13, 2001 | DAYTONA BEACH | F1 | 0 | 5 | $5.0M |
| Jan 21, 1988 | F1 | 0 | 3 | $250K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2025 | WILBER BY THE SEA | EFU | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | CORONADO BEACH | EF0 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | ISLEBORO | EF0 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | FATIO | EF2 | $8.0M |
| Aug 18, 2020 | ORANGE CITY | EF0 | $40K |
| Jun 7, 2020 | LAKE MONROE LAKE | EF0 | $0 |
| Jan 4, 2020 | BERESFORD | EF1 | $25K |
| Jun 9, 2018 | ARIEL | EF0 | $10K |
| Sep 11, 2017 | ORMOND BEACH | EF1 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2014 | NEW SMYRNA BEACH ARP | EF1 | $723K |
Other hazards here
More from Volusia County
- Thunderstorm Wind 233
- Hail 186
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The first tornado in a major tornado outbreak set down along Route 92 about 5 miles southwest of Daytona Beach. The category F2 tornado moved about 8 miles to the northeast passing over the junction of Interstate 95 and Interstate 4 and finally lifted in the south part of Daytona Beach west of the Intracoastal Waterway. Six hundred structures were damaged or destroyed. One person was killed in a mobile home and three others were injured.
The Sanford tornado crossed into Volusia County near Highway 46 and the St. Johns River where it killed a 53 year old man in a recreational vehicle at a fish camp. The tornado continued northeast for 2 miles and dissipated in a rural part of south Volusia County.
The tornado that killed 13 people in the Lake Mack area of Lake County moved east across the St. Johns River, crossed into Volusia county at Lake Beresford and moved across Deland as an F3 tornado. It was still moving east northeast at 50 MPH as it damaged 277 and destroyed 106 residences in the Deland area. The tornado finally lifted about eight miles east of Deland along Highway 44. There were no fatalities in Volusia County but 42 people were injured.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Volusia County, Florida?
105 tornado events are recorded in Volusia County between 1950 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Volusia County?
The strongest tornado on record in Volusia County measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Volusia County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Volusia County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/volusia-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.