Waterspout in Broward County, Florida

Waterspout in Broward County, Florida: 46 recorded events between 1996 and 2001. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #4 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for waterspout in Broward County is the 1990s, when 29 of the county's 46 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 Broward County archive, waterspout makes up 3.9% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #4 for this hazard and #4 within Florida, putting it in the 98.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Sep is the peak month for waterspout in Broward County with 13 recorded events, while Nov 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 385
• Hail 210
• Tornado 146
• Lightning 133
• Funnel Cloud 94
• Flood 75

How many waterspout events are on record in Broward County, Florida?

46 waterspout events are recorded in Broward County between 1996 and 2001, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest waterspout recorded in Broward County?

The strongest waterspout on record in Broward County measured 0.

Where does the waterspout data for Broward 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.