What are the areas in Florida in danger of flooding and tornadoes?
Tornadoes and flooding have hit the state of Florida over the weekend. Find out which areas are at high risk of experiencing inclement weather.
Strong storms, as well as tornadoes, have hit parts of the state of Florida. These storms have produced several floods, with alerts that continued until Saturday. Thursday was a weather alert day in Florida as a cold front brought rain, lightning, thunderstorms and at least one tornado.
The National Weather Service issued an emergency warning for flash flooding in the Tallahassee area on Thursday.
Until Saturday afternoon, a regional flood warning was in effect east of Tallahassee toward I-10 and the Jefferson County line. Multiple river flood warnings are also in effect.
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According to the NWS website, flood alerts are in effect in these locations in Florida:
- Leon, FL
- Hamilton, FL
- Madison, FL
- Wakulla, FL
- Gadsden, FL
- Calhoun, FL
- Jefferson, FL
- Taylor, FL
- Franklin, FL
- Gulf, FL
- Liberty, FL
- Columbia, FL
- Gilchrist, FL
- Suwannee, FL
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Spring and summer, tornado season in Florida
According to the Florida Climate Center, Florida has a higher frequency of tornadoes than any other state in the southeastern United States.
Tornadoes can occur any time of year in the state, although they tend to be less common in late fall and winter. Truly destructive tornadoes are most frequently reported in Florida during the spring and summer, with the most powerful ones striking in the spring.
June experiences the highest frequency of tornadoes, on average, while November generally has the fewest tornadoes (based on data from 1950 to 2022).
“Florida has the dubious distinction of having a higher frequency of tornadoes per 10,000 square miles than any other state... the coast between Tampa Bay and Fort Myers has a particularly high incidence, as does the western fringe and parts of the Atlantic coast,” according to the climate center.