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 CurrentFebruary 8, 2022
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentDecember 11, 2021
Okaloosa Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 25, 2021
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 23, 2021
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 8, 2021
Brevard · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 7, 2021
Manatee · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 4, 2021
Okaloosa Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 1, 2021
Okaloosa Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 27, 2021
Escambia Coastal · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 25, 2021
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 24, 2021
Lee · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJuly 17, 2021
Collier · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 7, 2021
Duval · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 26, 2021
Brevard · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 22, 2021
Coastal Bay · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 14, 2021
Volusia · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 10, 2021
Escambia Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 24, 2021
Coastal Nassau · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 23, 2021
Coastal Duval · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 19, 2021
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 16, 2021
Brevard · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMarch 28, 2021
Escambia Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 28, 2021
South Walton · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMarch 27, 2021
Escambia Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 16, 2021
South Walton · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJanuary 1, 2021
Coastal Broward County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentDecember 30, 2020
Martin · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentNovember 28, 2020
Volusia · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentOctober 31, 2020
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 24, 2020
Volusia · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 10, 2020
Okaloosa Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 9, 2020
Escambia Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 2, 2020
Volusia · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 10, 2020
Seminole · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 25, 2020
Coastal Franklin · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 27, 2020
Coastal Franklin · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 22, 2020
South Walton · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 15, 2020
Coastal Gulf · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 28, 2020
Clay · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningMay 27, 2020
St. Lucie · 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.