Florida Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1950, Florida has logged 40,989 severe-weather events — about 532 a year — with 1,210 direct deaths, 6,403 injuries and $80.0B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind15,04634 d$179.1M
Hail5,665—$33.3M
Tornado3,817206 d$4.3B
Heavy Rain1,7914 d$21.6M
Lightning1,776174 d$111.6M
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
19502026
Notable events (1,128)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Rip CurrentAugust 31, 2003
Broward · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentAugust 30, 2003
Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 30, 2003
Escambia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 30, 2003
Escambia · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 23, 2003
Lee · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 9, 2003
Palm Beach · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 9, 2003
Palm Beach · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 14, 2003
Escambia · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJune 21, 2003
Polk · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJune 16, 2003
Columbia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 9, 2003
Escambia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 8, 2003
Okaloosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 8, 2003
Okaloosa · 1 killed · 10 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 31, 2003
Gulf · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 11, 2003
Escambia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 9, 2003
Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 9, 2003
Escambia · 1 killed ·
LightningApril 28, 2003
Collier · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 7, 2003
Escambia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 27, 2003
Escambia · 1 killed ·
HeatFebruary 17, 2003
Coastal Dade · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 24, 2003
Marion · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 10, 2002
Escambia · 1 killed · 6 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 22, 2002
Manatee · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 15, 2002
Walton · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 14, 2002
Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 14, 2002
Escambia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 1, 2002
St. Johns · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 21, 2002
Lee · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 21, 2002
Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 20, 2002
Broward · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningAugust 5, 2002
Palm Beach · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 4, 2002
Escambia · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 3, 2002
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 23, 2002
Miami-Dade · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJuly 22, 2002
Duval · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 5, 2002
Citrus · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 4, 2002
Miami-Dade · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJuly 3, 2002
Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 1, 2002
Bay · 1 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to date. The early decades (tornadoes from 1950, hail and wind from 1955) are mostly tornadoes; all event types are recorded consistently only from 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.