Though uncommon, some Florida tornadoes have proven deadly. Here are a few.
Unlike hurricanes and tropical storms, tornadoes are not the natural disaster Florida is known for.
But that doesn't mean the state has never seen them.
This week, an EF2 tornado touched down in Palm Coast, with estimated peak winds of 115 mph, causing significant damage to the city's B-section neighborhood.
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Luckily, no injuries resulted from the latest twister.
But past tornado events in Florida have proven deadly, although they have been less frequent than in other parts of the country.
Here are some of Florida's most dangerous tornado events since the 1950s:
Kissimmee tornado — February 1998
One of the deadliest of tornado events in the state, the 1998 storm in Kissimmee is perhaps the first to come to mind for Floridians.
According to the Florida State University's Climate Center, the tornado ripped through the Osceola County town on Feb. 28, 1998, killing 25 and injuring an estimated 150 people.
The EF3 twister, which had peak speeds between 135 and 165 mph, moved at 45 mph destroying the Morningside Acres mobile home community and the Ponderosa Recreational Vehicle Park.
It then moved into Orange County, 6 miles north of St. Cloud.
In total, the tornado destroyed or damaged more than 1,000 structures in its path.
Tornado hits Sanford in February 1998
On that same day, another tornado touched down a few miles north of Kissimmee, in Sanford, where another EF3 twister ripped through parts of the city's southeast area.
The tornado touched down near Longwood, and then traveled at 45 mph across the Seminole County area. It then moved into Volusia County before dissipating.
It damaged or destroyed 625 structures, killing 12 people and injuring an estimated 70 more.
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Tornado rips through Santa Rosa County in 1962
On March 31, 1962, an EF3 tornado touched down in Santa Rosa County, killing 17 and injuring an estimated 100 people in its 8-mile path.
The hardest hit area was Milton, "where 130 homes were demolished in a six-block area, and extensive damage occurred at a mobile home park," according to FSU's Climate Center.
Sumter and Lake counties hit by tornado in February 2007
On Feb. 2, 2007, this tornado first touched down near the southeast corner of The Villages south of Lake Miona and moved rapidly northeast at 55 mph into Lake County, according to the FSU Climate Center.
While in Sumter County, the tornado damaged 1,145 homes, and destroyed 200 others during its six-minute duration.
The EF3 storm then crossed into Lake County, west of Lady Lake, where it destroyed close to 100 homes and left another 180 damaged.
After dissipating, the same storm regained its EF3 strength in a rural area to the southwest of Paisley.
It moved toward the Lake Mack area just west of the St. Johns River, destroying 86 homes and damaging another 144. Many mobile homes were completely destroyed.
In total, the two tornadoes killed 21 people and injured more than 70 others.
Tornado tears through Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk counties — April 1966
A tornado that originated in the Gulf of Mexico touched down in Clearwater on April 4, 1966, and moved across several cities in Pinellas, Hillsborough and Polk counties.
The EF4 storm, with peak winds between 166 and 200 mph, moved across North Tampa Bay, through Carrollwood and Temple Terrace, then headed northeast to Gibsonia, Loughman and Campbell City, according to the FSU Climate Center.
"There is strong evidence that this tornado was on the ground from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean," breaking off near Merrit Island, according to FSU.
The greatest damage was reported from Carrollwood to Gibsonia, where numerous houses and businesses were either damaged or destroyed.
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Eleven people died and 530 were injured.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: EF2 tornado not the strongest to ever hit Florida. Here's a list.
