Florida Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Florida has logged 34,756 severe-weather events — about 1,121 a year — with 1,083 direct deaths, 3,594 injuries and $77.6B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind11,92424 d$117.9M
Hail4,646—$33.1M
Heavy Rain1,7914 d$21.6M
Lightning1,776174 d$111.6M
Tornado1,72589 d$1.9B
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
19962026
Notable events (1,047)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Tropical StormAugust 13, 2004
Brevard · 1 killed · $900K damage
Dense FogDecember 27, 1996
Pinellas · 1 killed · 30 injured · $850K damage
Tornado (F1)September 15, 2004
Bay · 1 killed · 1 injured · $500K damage
Dense FogFebruary 6, 2001
Polk · 1 killed · $350K damage
Dense FogMay 28, 2001
Polk · 1 killed · $300K damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)July 8, 2005
Monroe/Lower Keys · 1 killed · $250K damage
High WindJanuary 14, 2000
Coastal Palm Beach · 1 killed · $100K damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)August 29, 1999
Coastal Palm Beach · 1 killed · $100K damage
Flash FloodSeptember 27, 1997
De Soto · 1 killed · $100K damage
Tornado (F2)December 7, 1996
Hillsborough · 1 killed · $100K damage
Thunderstorm WindJuly 19, 2015
Wakulla · 1 killed · $75K damage
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 24, 2022
Leon · 1 killed · $50K damage
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 24, 2022
Coastal Wakulla · 1 killed · $50K damage
Thunderstorm WindApril 19, 2019
Leon · 1 killed · 1 injured · $50K damage
FloodAugust 26, 2017
Sarasota · 1 killed · $50K damage
Thunderstorm WindApril 3, 2012
Leon · 1 killed · $50K damage
Tornado (F0)May 12, 1996
Okeechobee · 1 killed · $50K damage
Tornado (F0)June 11, 2001
Duval · 1 killed · $35K damage
Thunderstorm WindDecember 26, 1998
Sarasota · 1 killed · $30K damage
LightningJune 27, 1996
Marion · 1 killed · $30K damage
Thunderstorm WindJuly 20, 2002
Putnam · 1 killed · $20K damage
Tornado (F0)February 2, 1996
Putnam · 1 killed · $20K damage
Tornado (EF0)June 24, 2012
Highlands · 1 killed · $15K damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 29, 2009
Leon · 1 killed · 1 injured · $15K damage
High WindOctober 26, 2001
Coastal Dade · 1 killed · $10K damage
High WindJuly 5, 1997
Taylor · 1 killed · 1 injured · $10K damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 21, 1998
Hillsborough · 1 killed · $1K damage
Rip CurrentMay 7, 2026
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 2, 2026
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 1, 2026
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 5, 2026
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 1, 2026
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentDecember 26, 2025
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 18, 2025
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 27, 2025
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 26, 2025
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 20, 2025
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 15, 2025
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningJune 14, 2025
Gulf · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 8, 2025
Coastal Gulf · 1 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 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.