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.
Tornado (F3)May 5, 1956
Escambia · 1 injured · $250K damage
Thunderstorm WindMarch 29, 1997
Brevard · 26 injured · $100K damage
Tornado (F3)December 10, 1967
Walton · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)October 31, 1958
Manatee · 4 injured · $25K damage
Tornado (F4)April 15, 1958
Polk · 7 injured · $25K damage
HeatOctober 7, 2023
Metro Broward County · 26 injured ·
Tornado (F3)February 22, 1998
Lake ·
Rip CurrentJuly 4, 1996
Santa Rosa · 35 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.