Jefferson County, FL Tornado Database

Jefferson County, FL

Date	Time (LST)	F/EF-Scale	Length (Miles)	Maximum Width (Yards)	Fatalities	Injuries	Property Damage	Source*
5/19/1968	1200 pm	F0	0.1	10	0	0	n/a	SD, SPC
5/8/1971	500 pm	F1	6.5	100	0	0	$2,500	SD, SPC
10/27/1972	300 pm	F1	0.3	50	0	1	$25,000	SD, SPC
6/14/1975	400 pm	F1	10	50	0	0	$25,000	SD, SPC
11/11/1979	900 am	F1	0.3	30	0	0	$25,000	SD, SPC
9/22/2000	100 pm	F0	0.3	25	0	0	$50,000	SD, SPC
Two mobile homes were damaged by a brief F0 tornado. Reported by the Jefferson County EMA.
9/22/2000	110 pm	F0	1	40	0	0	$40,000	SD, SPC
An F0 tornado damaged a mobile home, barn and a vehicle. Several county roads were closed due to fallen trees. Reported by the Jefferson County EMA.
9/16/2004	445 am	F0	2	75	0	0	$25,000	SD, SPC
A weak tornado touched down just south of Lake Miccosukee. It caused minor damage to a home, and downed numerous trees and power lines along its northwestward track toward northeastern Leon County. Reported by a NWS employee and the Jefferson County EMA.
3/2/2007	210 am	EF0	2.3	50	0	0	$10,000	SD, SPC
An EF0 tornado pun up quickly along the leading edge of the squall line a few miles east of Monticello. The tornado uprooted trees with minor roof damage to one structure before it lifted several minutes later.
8/23/2008	512 pm	EF0	0.2	50	0	0	n/a	SD, SPC
A tornado touched down briefly in a wooded area. There was a short narrow swath of pine trees with their tops snapped off.
10/8/2008	424 pm	EF1	0.8	75	0	0	$10,000	SD, SPC
A tornado touched down along Robert Thompson Road. Large pine trees were snapped, with several uprooted. A 12 by 12 foot gazebo was destroyed. The tornado weakened as it moved quickly to the north and dissipated before it crossed Whitehouse Road.
3/3/2019	824 pm	EF2	3.76	700	0	0	$0	SD, SPC
This is a continuation of the Leon county tornado. The Jefferson county portion of this tornado was rated EF 2 due to significant tree damage in the area. The tornado continued moving east and crossed into Jefferson County near Tradition Way . Numerous pine trees in this area were snapped between 6 and 10 feet above the ground.
3/31/2020	310 pm	EF1	3.39	150	0	0	$2,000	SD, SPC
Initial damage was noted in far eastern Jefferson County along HWY 257 near its intersection with Walker Spring Rd. Damage consisting of many hundreds of snapped and uprooted trees continued east northeast into Madison County eventually crossing HWY 19. There was also at least one wooden power pole snapped. This tornado was rated EF1 with max winds estimated at 90 mph.
6/16/2023	209 am	EF1	6.37	100	0	0	$0	SD, SPC
A tornado touched down with a well defined tornadic debris signature on TLH radar in rural southern Jefferson county. The only damage was to trees.
2/4/2024	131 pm	EF0	0.18	50	0	0	$0	SD, SPC
A brief tornado touched down along I-10 just west of U.S. Highway 319 damaging trees along either side of the interstate. The tornado appears to have been short-lived with a survey team finding no additional damage on surrounding roads. A tornadic debris signature was briefly evident on KTLH radar . The tornado was rated EF0 with peak winds estimated at 80 mph.
*Sources	G - Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films, Tornado Project, St. Johsnbury, VT. SD - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1950-2009: Storm Data. National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC. SPC - Storm Prediction Center Database