Severe Weather History


Florida Waterspout History: 751 Recorded Events

751

Recorded events

35

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$90K

Property damage

Florida waterspout history: 751 recorded events across 35 counties between 1996 and 2001.

Decade by decade

Florida waterspout history by decade

Florida waterspout history: recorded events per decade
Florida waterspout history: recorded events per decade

The 1990s are the busiest decade on record with 475 reported waterspout 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 waterspout events in Florida

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Monroe County3140$01996–2001
#2Miami-Dade County740$01996–2001
#3Palm Beach County640$01996–2001
#4Broward County460$01996–2001
#5Pinellas County390$35K1996–2001
#6Collier County300$01996–2001
#7Lee County180$50K1996–2001
#8Manatee County180$01997–2001
#9Santa Rosa County160$01996–2001
#10Escambia County120$01996–2001
#11Sarasota County110$01996–2001
#12Franklin County110$01997–2001
#13Charlotte County100$01996–2001
#14Okaloosa County90$01996–2001
#15Hillsborough County80$01996–2000
#16Flagler County70$01996–2000
#17St. Johns County70$01999–2001
#18Duval County70$01997–2001
#19Pasco County60$01996–2001
#20Brevard County50$01996–1998
#21Bay County50$01996–2000
#22Hernando County40$01996–2001
#23Citrus County40$01996–1999
#24Walton County30$02001–2001
#25Gulf County30$02000–2001
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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