Severe Weather History


Florida Storm Surge/Tide History: 335 Recorded Events

335

Recorded events

15

Counties affected

11

Direct deaths

$2.8B

Property damage

Florida storm surge/tide history: 335 recorded events across 15 counties between 1996 and 2024.

Decade by decade

Florida storm surge/tide history by decade

Florida storm surge/tide history: recorded events per decade
Florida storm surge/tide history: recorded events per decade

The 1990s are the busiest decade on record with 12 reported storm surge/tide events across Florida. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most storm surge/tide events in Florida

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Walton County20$4.2M2002–2002
#2Hillsborough County20$01998–1999
#3Hernando County20$100K1998–1999
#4Gulf County20$1.0M2002–2002
#5Bay County20$4.0M2002–2002
#6Manatee County20$400K1998–1999
#7Pasco County20$3.6M1998–1999
#8Pinellas County20$400K1998–1999
#9Franklin County10$500K2002–2002
#10Wakulla County10$250K2002–2002
#11Taylor County10$10K2002–2002
#12St. Johns County10$5K2001–2001
#13Palm Beach County10$01996–1996
#14Monroe County10$01998–1998
#15Dixie County10$10K2002–2002
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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