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.
High WindFebruary 2, 1998
Monroe/Lower Keys · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 13, 1997
Palm Beach · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 2, 1997
Sumter · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentAugust 12, 1997
Volusia · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 7, 1997
Broward · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 1, 1997
Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 12, 1997
Hillsborough · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJuly 12, 1997
Palm Beach · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 3, 1997
Orange · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 29, 1997
Gadsden · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningJune 14, 1997
Marion · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 30, 1997
Volusia · 1 killed ·
LightningApril 23, 1997
Polk · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentFebruary 21, 1997
Palm Beach · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 4, 1996
Palm Beach · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 10, 1996
Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 7, 1996
Broward · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 6, 1996
Escambia · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 30, 1996
Walton · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 29, 1996
Escambia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 28, 1996
Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 27, 1996
Walton · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 26, 1996
Walton · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 20, 1996
Broward · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 19, 1996
Walton · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 17, 1996
Broward · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJuly 17, 1996
Columbia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 13, 1996
Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 13, 1996
Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 10, 1996
Duval · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 7, 1996
Walton · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 7, 1996
Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 7, 1996
Walton · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 6, 1996
Santa Rosa · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 4, 1996
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 30, 1996
St. Johns · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 19, 1996
De Soto · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 7, 1996
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 2, 1996
Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 22, 1996
Collier · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
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.