Severe Weather History


Florida Funnel Cloud History: 1,088 Recorded Events

1,087

Recorded events

60

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$22K

Property damage

Florida funnel cloud history: 1,087 recorded events across 60 counties between 1996 and 2026.

Decade by decade

Florida funnel cloud history by decade

Florida funnel cloud history: recorded events per decade
Florida funnel cloud history: recorded events per decade

The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 409 reported funnel cloud 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 funnel cloud events in Florida

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Palm Beach County1420$01996–2025
#2Miami-Dade County990$01996–2025
#3Broward County940$01996–2023
#4Brevard County630$01996–2025
#5Collier County560$01996–2024
#6Monroe County530$01997–2002
#7Flagler County490$01998–2024
#8Duval County480$01998–2024
#9St. Johns County460$01998–2025
#10Alachua County320$01998–2024
#11Marion County320$01998–2024
#12St. Lucie County280$01998–2024
#13Orange County260$01996–2025
#14Putnam County210$01999–2025
#15Hendry County210$01996–2026
#16Volusia County200$01996–2024
#17Lake County180$01997–2020
#18Martin County160$01996–2024
#19Lee County150$02002–2026
#20Seminole County130$02007–2025
#21Osceola County120$02003–2020
#22Bay County120$02008–2024
#23Indian River County110$01996–2023
#24Clay County110$02000–2025
#25Glades County100$01997–2024
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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