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.
Thunderstorm WindMay 29, 2025
Marion · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 17, 2025
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 9, 2025
Coastal Indian River · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 20, 2025
Coastal Miami-Dade County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 18, 2025
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 12, 2025
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentNovember 10, 2024
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 10, 2024
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 6, 2024
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 3, 2024
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 3, 2024
Coastal St. Lucie · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 2, 2024
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 13, 2024
Coastal St. Johns · 1 killed ·
Tropical StormSeptember 26, 2024
Western Duval · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 18, 2024
Broward · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 31, 2024
Okaloosa Coastal · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 31, 2024
Collier · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Tropical StormAugust 4, 2024
Coastal Sarasota · 1 killed ·
Tropical StormAugust 4, 2024
Inland Levy · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 25, 2024
Pinellas · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
LightningJuly 21, 2024
Gadsden · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 30, 2024
Broward · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 20, 2024
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 6, 2024
Orange · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
WildfireJune 2, 2024
Metro Broward County · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 15, 2024
Escambia Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 14, 2024
Okaloosa Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 29, 2024
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningMarch 3, 2024
Leon · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 6, 2023
Coastal Martin · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 26, 2023
Putnam · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 13, 2023
Coastal Nassau · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Tropical StormAugust 30, 2023
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 23, 2023
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 24, 2023
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 19, 2023
Baker · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 6, 2023
Inland Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 4, 2023
Coastal St. Johns · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 1, 2023
Coastal St. Johns · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 24, 2023
South Walton · 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.