74
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$17.2M
Property damage
Flood in Hillsborough County, Florida: 74 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.15. That places the county #122 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Hillsborough County, Florida: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Hillsborough County is the 1990s, when 36 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 Hillsborough County archive, flood makes up 6.3% of all recorded severe weather across 13 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #122 for this hazard and #4 within Florida, putting it in the 95.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for flood in Hillsborough County with 16 recorded events, while Apr 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2025 | PARKERS | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2025 | TAMPA | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | (TPA)TAMPA INTL ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | TPA P O KNIGHT ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | PLANT CITY | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2020 | RATTLESNAKE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2020 | RATTLESNAKE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2020 | BEACH PARK | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | TAMPA | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | BEACH PARK | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Hillsborough County
- Thunderstorm Wind 481
- Hail 287
- Tornado 147
- Lightning 108
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Multiple days of heavy rain caused widespread road closures across the Tampa area. Dozens of roads were flooded including the major thoroughfares of Armenia Avenue, Dale Mabry Highway, Gandy Boulevard, Westshore Boulevard, Veteran's Expressway, US 41, and State Road 60. The flooding resulted in 117 road cave-ins across Tampa, 99 homes and 66 business were impacted by the flooding in the City. 9 City of Tampa vehicles were damaged in the flooding. Additionally, a large tree was uprooted due to the saturated ground and fell on a car just west of Bayshore Boulevard on South Gandy Boulevard.||Further north across parts of Temple Terrace, including the University of South Florida, there was additional damage from flooding. The university sustained $137K in damages while 101 homes in the Temple Terrace were impacted. 88 homes sustained major damage as did 7 mobile homes.
Heavy rains from Hurricane Irma caused the Hillsborough River at Morris Bridge to rise above flood stage on the 12th, with flooding continuing through the 20th. The water level crested at 34.66 feet on the 14th, 0.66 feet above the moderate flooding threshold. This marks the highest crest in history for the Hillsborough River at Morris Bridge.||The flood waters entered mobile homes in the Pine Ridge Estates neighborhood. Flood damage to homes was estimated at $2 million.
Heavy rains from Hurricane Irma caused the Alafia River at Lithia to rise above flood stage on the 11th, with flooding continuing through the 18th. The water level crested at 22.79 feet on the 12th, 3.79 feet above the major flooding threshold. This marks the 5th highest crest in history for the Alafia River at Lithia.||The flood waters entered several homes in near Lithia Pinecrest Road. Flood damage to homes was estimated at $2 million.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Hillsborough County, Florida?
74 flood events are recorded in Hillsborough County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Hillsborough County?
The strongest flood on record in Hillsborough County measured 3.15.
Where does the flood data for Hillsborough 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.
Cite this page
“Flood in Hillsborough County, Florida.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/florida/hillsborough-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.