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.
LightningJune 29, 2002
Hillsborough · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 15, 2002
Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 27, 2002
Nassau · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 13, 2002
Escambia · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 12, 2002
Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 10, 2002
Escambia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 3, 2002
Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 2, 2002
Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 25, 2002
Broward · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 12, 2002
Broward · 1 killed · 6 injured ·
Rip CurrentMarch 24, 2002
St. Johns · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillDecember 27, 2001
Leon · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentDecember 17, 2001
Escambia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 24, 2001
Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 23, 2001
Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 20, 2001
Duval · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 20, 2001
St. Johns · 1 killed ·
FloodSeptember 15, 2001
Seminole · 1 killed ·
Tropical StormSeptember 13, 2001
Monroe/Upper Keys · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 20, 2001
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 10, 2001
Hillsborough · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 5, 2001
Duval · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 5, 2001
Lee · 1 killed ·
High WindAugust 1, 2001
Monroe/Lower Keys · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 29, 2001
Palm Beach · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 26, 2001
Pasco · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 16, 2001
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 27, 2001
Broward · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 7, 2001
Escambia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 6, 2001
Okaloosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 6, 2001
Escambia · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 2, 2001
Broward · 1 killed · 7 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 29, 2001
Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 13, 2001
Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 8, 2001
Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 6, 2001
St. Johns · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 3, 2001
Escambia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 3, 2001
Miami-Dade · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentFebruary 9, 2001
Palm Beach · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 20, 2000
Escambia · 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.