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.
Thunderstorm WindJuly 5, 2015
Alachua · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningJune 26, 2015
Volusia · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 19, 2015
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 17, 2015
Coastal Santa Rosa · 1 killed · 4 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 31, 2015
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 23, 2015
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 23, 2015
Brevard · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 23, 2015
Coastal Duval · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 23, 2015
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 23, 2015
Brevard · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 13, 2015
Lee · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 9, 2015
Coastal Escambia · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMarch 27, 2015
Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 14, 2015
St. Johns · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 14, 2015
Indian River · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 14, 2015
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMarch 13, 2015
Coastal Miami-Dade County · 1 killed ·
High SurfJanuary 1, 2015
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 4, 2014
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 1, 2014
Coastal Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 5, 2014
St. Johns · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 22, 2014
Lee · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 20, 2014
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 19, 2014
Brevard · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 16, 2014
Sarasota · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 13, 2014
Pinellas · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJune 13, 2014
Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 1, 2014
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 29, 2014
Broward · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 28, 2014
Coastal Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 14, 2014
Hillsborough · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 14, 2014
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 19, 2014
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 2, 2014
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Strong WindMarch 13, 2014
Indian River · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 16, 2013
Coastal Gulf · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 2, 2013
Miami-Dade · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentAugust 10, 2013
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 5, 2013
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 20, 2013
Coastal Santa Rosa · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
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.