Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Florida
20,842 severe thunderstorm warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 20,842
- Busiest year
- 2023976 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Average year
- 508over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Duval County1,090
- Saint Johns County956
- Palm Beach County891
- Santa Rosa County847
- Broward County826
- Nassau County823
- Orange County815
- Putnam County808
- Brevard County802
- Marion County799
- Walton County776
- Clay County759
- Miami-Dade County751
- Okaloosa County746
- Leon County742
- Hillsborough County741
- Escambia County739
- Jackson County738
- Volusia County676
- Washington County653
- Osceola County643
- Alachua County638
- Columbia County627
- Holmes County619
- Bay County617
- Polk County608
- Liberty County588
- Jefferson County585
- Collier County566
- Gadsden County554
- Wakulla County532
- Flagler County513
- Baker County506
- Madison County490
- Suwannee County482
- Calhoun County475
- Lake County473
- Pasco County446
- Taylor County441
- Pinellas County431
27 more counties
- Hamilton County417
- Bradford County412
- Seminole County411
- Manatee County396
- Gulf County392
- Franklin County388
- Hendry County384
- Sarasota County323
- Union County323
- Saint Lucie County303
- Glades County302
- Lee County291
- Indian River County275
- Lafayette County274
- Martin County267
- Hernando County265
- Charlotte County246
- Citrus County235
- Okeechobee County233
- Monroe County232
- Highlands County225
- Sumter County225
- Gilchrist County213
- Hardee County211
- Levy County207
- DeSoto County197
- Dixie County185
The latest severe thunderstorm warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 23 min |
| Sep 20, 8:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Washington | 47 min |
| Sep 20, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Walton | 57 min |
| Sep 20, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Liberty | 65 min |
| Sep 20, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Jackson | 67 min |
| Sep 20, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 55 min |
| Sep 20, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 22 min |
| Sep 19, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Bay, Gulf | 29 min |
| Sep 19, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 51 min |
| Sep 14, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Marion, Putnam | 31 min |
| Sep 12, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Polk | 16 min |
| Sep 11, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns | 23 min |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.