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 CurrentSeptember 17, 2000
Escambia · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 16, 2000
St. Johns · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 30, 2000
Brevard · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 29, 2000
Manatee · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 15, 2000
Hillsborough · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 23, 2000
Hillsborough · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJune 12, 2000
Orange · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 3, 2000
Escambia · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMarch 31, 2000
Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 10, 1999
Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 9, 1999
Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 12, 1999
St. Johns · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 2, 1999
Bay · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningAugust 1, 1999
Hillsborough · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 29, 1999
Palm Beach · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 21, 1999
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 13, 1999
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 31, 1999
Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 31, 1999
Hillsborough · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 23, 1999
Okaloosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 1, 1999
Broward · 1 killed ·
LightningMarch 6, 1999
Okaloosa · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentDecember 20, 1998
Broward · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentOctober 17, 1998
Palm Beach · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 23, 1998
Nassau · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 5, 1998
St. Johns · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 5, 1998
Flagler · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 4, 1998
Monroe · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 30, 1998
Hillsborough · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 29, 1998
Pasco · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 25, 1998
Broward · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 24, 1998
Lee · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 21, 1998
Polk · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 19, 1998
Collier · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 13, 1998
Lee · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 9, 1998
Miami-Dade · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
HeatJune 3, 1998
Lee · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 1, 1998
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 17, 1998
St. Johns · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 17, 1998
St. Johns · 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.