The tornado outbreak of October 9, 2024

44 tornadoesFlorida

44 tornadoes touched down across 1 state between 3:27 AM and 4:53 PM CDT, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger, and 6 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · October 9, 2024

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay
Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times
Tornadoes—of 44 that day
Strongest so far—
Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes
44
on Wednesday, October 9, 2024
EF3 or stronger
3
None rated EF4 or EF5
Killed
6
Along all the paths
Injured
14
Along all the paths
Path miles
432
All the paths end to end
First and last
3:27 AM to 4:53 PM
Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Tornadoes per hour, October 9, 2024 3 AM: 1 4 AM: 0 5 AM: 0 6 AM: 0 7 AM: 1 8 AM: 1 9 AM: 2 10 AM: 4 11 AM: 5 Noon: 1 1 PM: 17 17 2 PM: 4 3 PM: 6 4 PM: 2 3 AM6 AM9 AMNoon3 PM

Every tornado

In order of touchdown. One has a record page, linked from the rating.

Tornadoes of October 9, 2024
3:27 AMEF1Miami-Dade County FL2.97500
7:45 AMEF0Miami-Dade County FL9.05000
8:42 AMEFUCollier County, Hendry County FL13.55000
9:04 AMEFUBroward County FL4.75000
9:42 AMEF1Hendry County, Glades County FL17.015000
10:27 AMEF1Hendry County, Glades County FL29.95000
10:40 AMEF0Palm Beach County FL15.55000
10:44 AMEF1Glades County FL6.312000
10:45 AMEF0Lee County FL0.23300
11:01 AMEF1Lee County FL0.910000
11:09 AMEF2Lee County FL16.350000
11:37 AMEF1Highlands County FL6.850000
11:41 AMEF1Charlotte County FL2.245000
11:54 AMEF0Charlotte County FL0.52500
12:10 PMEF0Charlotte County FL0.15000
1:04 PMEF2Okeechobee County FL8.525002
1:05 PMEF0Martin County, St. Lucie County FL17.920000
1:10 PMEF1Okeechobee County FL17.130000
1:13 PMEF2Highlands County FL2.930001
1:15 PMEF0Hendry County FL1.35000
1:19 PMEF1Hendry County FL1.35000
1:21 PMEF1Hendry County FL1.75000
1:24 PMEF3Glades County FL15.525003
1:27 PMEF2Okeechobee County FL2.610000
1:30 PMEF1Highlands County FL0.610000
1:42 PMEF1Highlands County FL0.55000
1:47 PMEF1Okeechobee County, Indian River County FL7.810000
1:47 PMEF0Highlands County FL0.67500
1:49 PMEF1Hardee County FL1.04000
1:49 PMEFUPalm Beach County FL16.45000
1:58 PMEFUIndian River County, Osceola County FL9.65000
1:59 PMEF1St. Lucie County FL11.815000
2:05 PMEF1St. Lucie County, Indian River County FL11.410000
2:14 PMEF1Indian River County, Osceola County FL8.210000
2:28 PMEF1Osceola County FL21.015000
2:48 PMEF1Indian River County FL4.515000
3:03 PMEF1Martin County FL3.025001
3:09 PMEF1Indian River County FL3.410000
3:14 PMEF1St. Lucie County FL6.815000
3:33 PMEF2Palm Beach County, Martin County and 1 more FL65.530000
3:43 PMEF3Palm Beach County, Martin County FL32.945707
3:59 PMEF3St. Lucie County, Indian River County FL21.250060
4:35 PMEF2Martin County FL5.740000
4:53 PMEF1Brevard County FL5.225000

By state

Tornadoes by state, October 9, 2024
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Tornadoes in 2024 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.