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 CurrentSeptember 15, 2009
Bay · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 5, 2009
Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 29, 2009
Brevard · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
High SurfAugust 22, 2009
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 16, 2009
Bay · 1 killed ·
Tropical StormAugust 16, 2009
Bay · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 8, 2009
Brevard · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningJuly 4, 2009
Polk · 1 killed · 26 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 3, 2009
Coastal Okaloosa · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 23, 2009
Lee · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 11, 2009
Highlands · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJune 8, 2009
Broward · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 26, 2009
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 25, 2009
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 24, 2009
Coastal Escambia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 13, 2009
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 11, 2009
Coastal Okaloosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 10, 2009
Coastal Okaloosa · 1 killed ·
FloodApril 5, 2009
Madison · 1 killed ·
High SurfMarch 28, 2009
Bay · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMarch 28, 2009
Okaloosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 7, 2009
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 5, 2009
Metro Broward County · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 22, 2009
Leon · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 24, 2008
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 11, 2008
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 14, 2008
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 7, 2008
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 31, 2008
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Tropical StormAugust 30, 2008
Monroe/Lower Keys · 1 killed ·
Tropical StormAugust 21, 2008
Duval · 1 killed ·
High SurfAugust 20, 2008
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 4, 2008
Bay · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentAugust 3, 2008
Coastal Escambia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 3, 2008
Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 3, 2008
Bay · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 23, 2008
Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 20, 2008
Brevard · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 13, 2008
Escambia · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 25, 2008
Coastal Broward 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.