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 CurrentAugust 1, 2018
Okaloosa Coastal · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 22, 2018
Volusia · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 11, 2018
Coastal Volusia County · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 10, 2018
Palm Beach · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJune 27, 2018
Lake · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 24, 2018
Sarasota · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 19, 2018
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 19, 2018
Escambia Coastal · 1 killed · 5 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 19, 2018
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 17, 2018
Coastal Sarasota · 1 killed ·
High SurfJune 17, 2018
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 16, 2018
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 11, 2018
Broward · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 3, 2018
Coastal Gulf · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 31, 2018
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 25, 2018
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 25, 2018
South Walton · 1 killed ·
High SurfMay 19, 2018
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 18, 2018
Coastal Charlotte · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 16, 2018
Broward · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 13, 2018
Coastal St. Johns · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 5, 2018
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 27, 2018
Volusia · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningApril 7, 2018
Hamilton · 1 killed · 4 injured ·
Rip CurrentApril 2, 2018
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 24, 2018
Santa Rosa Coastal · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 15, 2017
Coastal Duval · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 14, 2017
Brevard · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 24, 2017
Coastal Nassau · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 13, 2017
Indian River · 1 killed ·
Storm Surge/TideSeptember 10, 2017
Monroe/Middle Keys · 1 killed ·
Tropical StormSeptember 9, 2017
Metro Broward County · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 28, 2017
Brevard · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 24, 2017
Coastal Bay · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 10, 2017
Okaloosa · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 29, 2017
Lee · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJune 27, 2017
Broward · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 25, 2017
Coastal Palm Beach County · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 8, 2017
Pinellas · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 17, 2017
Martin · 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.