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 CurrentJuly 20, 2013
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 20, 2013
Coastal Santa Rosa · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 14, 2013
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 8, 2013
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 6, 2013
Manatee · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 6, 2013
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 4, 2013
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed · 4 injured ·
LightningJune 26, 2013
Collier · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 25, 2013
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 15, 2013
Duval · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 11, 2013
Coastal Bay · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 8, 2013
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 8, 2013
Hendry · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 31, 2013
Indian River · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 31, 2013
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 30, 2013
Nassau · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 30, 2013
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 28, 2013
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 27, 2013
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 20, 2013
Marion · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 15, 2013
Duval · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 14, 2013
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
High SurfNovember 22, 2012
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
LightningOctober 3, 2012
Lee · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 21, 2012
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 16, 2012
Brevard · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 7, 2012
Polk · 1 killed ·
Tropical StormAugust 28, 2012
Coastal Escambia · 1 killed ·
Tropical StormAugust 28, 2012
Coastal Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
Tropical StormAugust 28, 2012
Coastal Okaloosa · 1 killed ·
Strong WindJune 26, 2012
Lake · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 25, 2012
Pinellas · 1 killed · 4 injured ·
Heavy RainJune 24, 2012
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
Heavy RainJune 24, 2012
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
Heavy RainJune 24, 2012
Polk · 1 killed · 4 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 10, 2012
Coastal Escambia · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 8, 2012
Glades · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 7, 2012
South Walton · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 5, 2012
South Walton · 1 killed ·
High SurfMay 28, 2012
Volusia · 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.