Escambia County, Florida
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
99
Tornado reports
80
Hail reports
78
Floods since 1996
649
All events
34
Deaths
$189.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Escambia County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 98 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
The tornado first touched down southwest of Creighton Road and quickly strengthened as it moved northeast. The first area of EF-2 damage was noted on Lansing Drive where significant roof damage was observed to a couple of homes along with snapped power poles and extensive tree da…
This tornado developed from an isolated supercell thunderstorm. The tornado first touched down southwest of Lambert-Ridge Road southeast of McDavid. The tornado gradually increased in strength and width as it continued northeast toward Century. The first EF-2 intensity damage not…
A 43 year old male was struck and killed by lightning as he was walking from his house to a detached carport.
Central and southern Escambia county experienced historic flooding the night of April 29th into the early morning of April 30th. Nearly 2 feet of rain fell across portions of southern Escambia County. Pensacola International Airport recorded a storm total of 20.47 inches. 1687 re…
A male was getting out of his boat to take shelter from an approaching thunderstorm when he was hit by lightning. He was taken to a local hospital and died from his lightning strike injuries a week later.
A thirty year old male from Texas drowned while swimming in rough surf east of Casino Beach. He was swimming in an unguarded part of the beach when he disappeared. Life guards said they had to make numerous rescues from the rough surf on Pensacola Beach that weekend.
An eighteen year old resident alien from Mexico disappeared in rough surf near Fort Pickens. He worked for a landscaping company who were treating their employees to a day at the beach. He drowned in the rough surf.
A thirty-two year old male from Georgia drowned while swimming in rough surf at an unguarded beach east of Casio Beach. The male went swimming with a friend when he got into trouble in the rough surf. The friend was able to make it ashore but the man drowned. Red flags warning of…
A forty-six year old male from Tennessee disappeared while swimming in rough surf. His body did not wash ashore until the next day. The male was swimming in rough surf in an unguarded area east of Casino Beach.
A father and son were fishing from a pier near I-10 and Escambia Bay. Lightning struck a tall pine tree 20 feet away. The lightning ran down the tree, up the pier where the men were fishing and struck both of them. The 42 year old son died at the scene. His 69 year old father was…
A sixty six year old male from the local area jumped in the gulf to rescue a kid who was having trouble in the rough water. The youngster was brought ashore and was okay. The male drowned in the rough surf. Yellow flags were flying along the beach at the time of the drowning.
Three people were swimming along an unguarded beach when they were caught in a rip current. Two of the swimmers were able to make it safely ashore but the third one drowned. The 15 year old males body was not found until two days later.
A 41 year old male from Louisiana was swimming by himself in the gulf near Perdido Key. The male got in trouble and someone was able to pull him out of the rough surf. He was transported to a local hospital where he died the next day.
A male from Georgia drowned while trying to rescue his son who was caught in rough surf. The boy was rescued but the man died. He drowned in an unguarded part of the beach. Red flags were flying at the time of the drowning warning swimmers of dangerous surf conditions. Lifeguards…
A nineteen year old male from the local area drowned after being swept into the gulf by a strong rip current. He was swimming with two other youths when they were pulled seaward. Two of the youths were able to get out of the rip current and swim to shore. The young men were swimm…
Several people swimming in rough water at Pensacola Beach were caught in a strong rip current. A male visitor from Nebraska jumped into the water to try and rescue the swimmers. He ended up drowning in the rough surf and six other people had to be rescued and were taken to the ho…
A twenty year old student from a local college had gone to Pensacola Beach with his brother. They were body surfing in waist-deep water when a rip current started pulling them out. One brother was able to make it ashore but the other one drowned in the rough water. Red flags were…
A 54 year old Louisiana man died after he and his two grandchildren were pulled from rough surf at Perdido State Park. The surf was churned up by an area of low pressure moving across the Gulf that later became Tropical Storm Bertha. The drowning occurred along an isolated spot o…
A group of students from out of state were swimming in rough surf along an unguarded section of Pensacola Beach. Red flags, warning of dangerous rip currents, were flying at the time. The group were out in the water holding hands when a large wave broke the group apart. Two of th…
An 18-year old male student drowned in rough water near an unguarded stretch of beach near Fort Pickens. Yellow Flags, warning swimmers of rough surf, were flying along the beach at the time of the drowning. The student was with a group of kids when they couldn't find him. By the…
Rough surf and strong rip currents claimed the life of a man who drowned in the waters just off Pensacola Beach.
Two women were killed by lightning near Pensacola Beach at the Fort Pickens State Park. The women were walking side by side on the beach as a thunderstorm moved ashore from the Gulf of Mexico. The storm had not previously been producing much lightning activity, and the women were…
A Chicago man became the fifth person to drown over two days along the northwest Florida beaches plagued by rough surf and rip currents. Witnesses said the twenty-five year old male went into the water and was immediately pulled away from the shore. Two people tried to rescue him…
A 46 year old male from Tennessee drowned in rough surf on Pensacola Beach. He went in the water to rescue his two daughters who were being pulled away from the shoreline by a strong rip current. Rescuers were able to get the two girls out of the water but the male could not be r…
A 59 year old male from Tennessee and his daughters father in-law, a 60 year old male from Great Britain, both drowned while swimming in rough waters near the Santa Rosa and Escambia county lines. The male from England was swimming in the rough surf when he encountered a strong r…
A 44 year old male from Minnesota drowned in rough surf while trying to rescue a 10 year old playing on a boogie board. The man had gone into the rough surf to save the youth and got caught in a rip current and drowned. The boy was able to safely make it to shore. The area where …
A Florida man drowned while swimming in rough surf.
Rough seas resulting from Tropical Storm Gordon, which was moving across the extreme Eastern Gulf of Mexico, claimed the life of a Louisiana man, swimming near Pensacola Beach. The man and his sister were swimming with a bodyboard, when they began having trouble in the rough seas…
Three people from Mobile (two males and a female) went to the beach to celebrate the females birthday. They were swimming in rough surf off of Pensacola Beach. The female got in a strong current and the two males tried to rescue her. Both of the males drowned in the rough surf an…
A second year resident at USA Medical Center drowned while swimming in rough water off of Pensacola Beach. Friends tried to save the man, but were unable to reach him. Another person had to be rescued from the rough surf. He was taken to the hospital and later released.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Broadcast media reports a large oak tree was uprooted onto a home in the Brent community near Beverly Parkway and Brent Lane. Time estimated by radar.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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Lightning Lightning
House fire caused by lightning strike.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A very compact, short-lived EF0 tornado moved through the Twin Pines community in Cantonment. This tornado began on the south side of the community where a very small tree was snapped lying due east. The tornado continued northeast where public provided video showed a small vorte…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station FW7996 Perdido Key gusted to 77mph.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A brief tornado impacted the west side of the Warrington community (near the Beach Haven area) early in the morning on May 10th. The tornado began near Selma St and rapidly moved to the northeast as it crossed Gulf Beach Hwy. Small tree limbs were scattered along Gulf Beach Hwy b…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A waterspout moved onshore Pensacola Beach just east of the pier. This tornado first affected a light pole near the volleyball nets just off of Casino Beach Boardwalk. This was where the tornado was its strongest with winds somewhere between 90 to 100mph. The tornado continued to…
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1 |
| 2022 | 22 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016 | 18 | 2 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1 |
| 2011 | 13 | 2 |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 20 | 3 |
| 2007 | 12 | 1 |
| 2006 | 15 | 0 |
| 2005 | 18 | 3 |
| 2004 | 11 | 3 |
| 2003 | 27 | 0 |
| 2002 | 18 | 2 |
| 2001 | 26 | 1 |
| 2000 | 26 | 1 |
| 1999 | 19 | 1 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 1 |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 3 |
| 1988 | 3 | 1 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 2 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 2 |
| 1982 | 4 | 2 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 3 |
| 1979 | 8 | 6 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 | 3 |
| 1975 | 7 | 5 |
| 1974 | 6 | 0 |
| 1973 | 9 | 5 |
| 1972 | 8 | 6 |
| 1971 | 8 | 5 |
| 1970 | 5 | 4 |
| 1969 | 4 | 3 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 3 | 2 |
| 1963 | 3 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 3 | 1 |
| 1959 | 3 | 2 |
| 1957 | 2 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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