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.
Rip CurrentJune 22, 2023
South Walton · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 22, 2023
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 21, 2023
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 18, 2023
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 15, 2023
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 6, 2023
Coastal Duval · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 29, 2023
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 28, 2023
Coastal Duval · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 22, 2023
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 28, 2023
Okaloosa Coastal · 1 killed ·
LightningApril 16, 2023
Brevard · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 7, 2023
Okaloosa Coastal · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 6, 2023
Escambia Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 6, 2023
Coastal St. Johns · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 6, 2023
Escambia Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 6, 2023
Escambia Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 24, 2023
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 10, 2023
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentFebruary 25, 2023
South Walton · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentFebruary 19, 2023
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentFebruary 19, 2023
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentDecember 20, 2022
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentDecember 7, 2022
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentDecember 6, 2022
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentDecember 3, 2022
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentDecember 2, 2022
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
High SurfSeptember 29, 2022
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 14, 2022
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindSeptember 1, 2022
Orange · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningAugust 18, 2022
Seminole · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningJuly 19, 2022
Volusia · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 11, 2022
Metropolitan Miami-Dade · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 8, 2022
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 8, 2022
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 18, 2022
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 2, 2022
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed · 6 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 23, 2022
Coastal Duval · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 10, 2022
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 14, 2022
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 6, 2022
Coastal Palm Beach County · 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.