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 13, 2012
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 29, 2012
Coastal Miami-Dade County · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 1, 2012
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 23, 2012
Nassau · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentDecember 25, 2011
St. Lucie · 1 killed ·
Strong WindNovember 28, 2011
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 26, 2011
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 9, 2011
Martin · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentOctober 2, 2011
Brevard · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 10, 2011
Hillsborough · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 5, 2011
Volusia · 1 killed ·
High SurfAugust 27, 2011
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 14, 2011
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 24, 2011
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 4, 2011
Coastal Escambia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 15, 2011
Coastal Escambia · 1 killed ·
WildfireDecember 28, 2010
Orange · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 29, 2010
Coastal Miami-Dade County · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentNovember 9, 2010
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 12, 2010
Hillsborough · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 3, 2010
Volusia · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
High SurfSeptember 3, 2010
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
High SurfAugust 28, 2010
Brevard · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 25, 2010
Gulf · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 12, 2010
Coastal Gulf · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 25, 2010
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 31, 2010
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 15, 2010
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 30, 2010
Sarasota · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 12, 2010
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
High SurfJanuary 24, 2010
St. Lucie · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 9, 2010
Metropolitan Miami-Dade · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 4, 2010
Metro Broward County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentDecember 13, 2009
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 31, 2009
Volusia · 1 killed ·
HeatOctober 8, 2009
Polk · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 5, 2009
Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 5, 2009
Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 26, 2009
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 16, 2009
Coastal Volusia County · 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.