Cocoa Beach-area historical tornado activity is near Florida state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average. On 4/4/1966, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the Cocoa Beach city center killed 11 people and injured 530 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages. More @Wikipedia
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