Florida Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Florida has logged 34,756 severe-weather events — about 1,121 a year — with 1,083 direct deaths, 3,594 injuries and $77.6B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind11,92424 d$117.9M
Hail4,646—$33.1M
Heavy Rain1,7914 d$21.6M
Lightning1,776174 d$111.6M
Tornado1,72589 d$1.9B
Flood1,57711 d$3.2B
Drought1,460——
Flash Flood1,4239 d$722.3M
Tropical Storm1,35734 d$5.7B
Funnel Cloud1,095—$22K
Frost/Freeze862—$11.2M
Waterspout751—$90K
Dense Fog7516 d$1.7M
Rip Current676517 d—
Wildfire4812 d$535.4M
Hurricane (Typhoon)412135 d$59.2B
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (1,047)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Rip CurrentMay 16, 2017
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 28, 2017
Coastal Miami-Dade County · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 15, 2017
Volusia · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 8, 2017
Martin · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 4, 2017
Coastal Okaloosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 2, 2017
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 13, 2017
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindFebruary 7, 2017
Calhoun · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJanuary 22, 2017
Columbia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJanuary 15, 2017
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJanuary 2, 2017
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed ·
FloodJanuary 2, 2017
Walton · 1 killed ·
High SurfDecember 29, 2016
Indian River · 1 killed ·
LightningDecember 13, 2016
Escambia · 1 killed ·
High SurfOctober 15, 2016
Coastal Duval · 1 killed ·
Tropical StormOctober 6, 2016
Putnam · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 26, 2016
Sarasota · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 14, 2016
Coastal Miami-Dade County · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 14, 2016
Charlotte · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 10, 2016
Coastal Bay · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningAugust 5, 2016
Okaloosa · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 25, 2016
Lee · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 24, 2016
Coastal Duval · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 24, 2016
Volusia · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningJune 13, 2016
Manatee · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 7, 2016
Coastal Okaloosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 7, 2016
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 28, 2016
Collier · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 16, 2016
Coastal Duval · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningApril 15, 2016
Palm Beach · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 5, 2016
Volusia · 1 killed ·
High SurfApril 3, 2016
Indian River · 1 killed ·
LightningMarch 25, 2016
Martin · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 23, 2016
Coastal Miami-Dade County · 1 killed ·
Strong WindFebruary 24, 2016
Lake · 1 killed ·
High SurfDecember 24, 2015
Coastal Okaloosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 3, 2015
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 20, 2015
Duval · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 8, 2015
Miami-Dade · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Heavy RainJuly 29, 2015
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.