Waterspout in Miami-Dade County, Florida

Waterspout in Miami-Dade County, Florida: 74 recorded events between 1996 and 2001. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #2 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for waterspout in Miami-Dade County is the 1990s, when 54 of the county's 74 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Miami-Dade County archive, waterspout makes up 5.9% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2 for this hazard and #2 within Florida, putting it in the 99.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for waterspout in Miami-Dade County with 17 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 377
• Hail 244
• Tornado 150
• Flood 108
• Funnel Cloud 99
• Lightning 72
• Flash Flood 61

How many waterspout events are on record in Miami-Dade County, Florida?

74 waterspout events are recorded in Miami-Dade County between 1996 and 2001, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest waterspout recorded in Miami-Dade County?

The strongest waterspout on record in Miami-Dade County measured 0.

Where does the waterspout data for Miami-Dade County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.