Storm History: Alachua County, Florida
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Alachua County, Florida: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 886
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 36
- Damage
- $16 million
- Episodes
- 565
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 266 | 1 | 5 | $587,000 |
| Hail | 260 | 1 | 5 | $371,000 |
| Tornado | 141 | 1 | 23 | $12 million |
| Flood | 82 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Wildfire | 29 | 0 | 0 | $28,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 23 | 0 | 0 | $728,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 14 | 0 | 2 | $160,000 |
| Drought | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $9,000 |
| Waterspout | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 13, 1993
- Tornado, May 4, 1978
- Tornado, March 14, 1986
- Flood, March 24, 2022
- Tornado, October 30, 1993
- Flash Flood, July 6, 1996
- Tornado, September 28, 1966
- Tornado, April 4, 1973
- Tornado, April 19, 1978
- Tornado, February 2, 1983
- Tornado, June 30, 1985
- Tornado, June 13, 1992
- Hail, August 25, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2011
- Lightning, August 19, 2000
- Hail, May 27, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 1997
- Lightning, August 15, 2002
- Tornado, November 7, 1995
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, February 7, 1971
- Tornado, May 4, 1978
- Tornado, March 13, 1993
- Tornado, June 8, 1957
- Tornado, September 28, 1966
- Tornado, December 25, 1969
- Tornado, February 3, 1970
- Tornado, April 4, 1973
- Tornado, May 26, 1973
- Tornado, April 19, 1978
- Tornado, June 11, 1982
- Tornado, February 2, 1983
- Tornado, April 23, 1983
- Tornado, March 14, 1986
- Tornado, July 23, 1989
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2026
- Wildfire, May 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Wildfire, April 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Wildfire, March 23, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Wildfire, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Drought, January 27, 2026
- Coastal Flood, October 1, 2025
- Heavy Rain, September 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2025
- Heavy Rain, July 16, 2025
- Flood, July 14, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2025
- Wildfire, May 26, 2025
- Hail, April 11, 2025
- Heavy Rain, March 29, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 9, 2024
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 26, 2024
- Heavy Rain, August 26, 2024
- Tornado, August 4, 2024
- Flood, July 23, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2024
- Flood, June 11, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2024
- Tornado, February 4, 2024
- Tornado, January 9, 2024
- Flood, December 16, 2023
- Tornado, October 11, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2023
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 30, 2023
- Hail, July 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2023
- Hail, June 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2023
- Hail, May 11, 2023
- Hail, April 27, 2023
- Hail, April 26, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 4, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 28, 2022
- Flood, September 9, 2022
- Flood, August 28, 2022
- Flood, August 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2022
- Hail, May 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2022
- High Wind, April 9, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2022
- Flood, March 24, 2022
- Tornado, March 12, 2022
- Flood, March 11, 2022
- Tornado, September 18, 2021
- Lightning, August 2, 2021
- Tornado, July 7, 2021
- Flood, June 24, 2021
- Hail, June 15, 2021
- Hail, April 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2021
- Hail, February 6, 2021
- Tornado, December 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 30, 2020
- Tropical Storm, November 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2020
- Heavy Rain, September 9, 2020
- Flood, August 18, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2020
- Wildfire, May 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 2020
- High Wind, February 6, 2020
- Tornado, December 14, 2019
- Flood, August 16, 2019
- Heavy Rain, August 15, 2019
- Flood, August 14, 2019
- Flood, August 11, 2019
- Hail, July 19, 2019
- Flood, July 5, 2019
- Wildfire, July 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2019
- Flood, June 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2019
- Hail, March 2, 2019
- Hail, March 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2018
- Flood, July 21, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, July 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018
- Hail, June 26, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2018
- Hail, June 3, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2018
- Flood, April 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2017
- Tornado, September 10, 2017
- Hail, September 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2017
- Flood, July 20, 2017
- Heavy Rain, July 19, 2017
- Flood, July 17, 2017
- Flood, June 29, 2017
- Flood, June 7, 2017
- Wildfire, May 30, 2017
- Hail, April 3, 2017
- Tornado, February 7, 2017
- Hail, January 22, 2017
- Tornado, July 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2016
- Hail, July 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2016
- Tornado, June 6, 2016
- Hail, June 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2016
- Tornado, May 20, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2016
- Wildfire, May 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2016
- Tornado, September 12, 2015
- Funnel Cloud, August 31, 2015
- Flood, August 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2015
- Flood, August 3, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2015
- Hail, June 1, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2015
- Tornado, April 19, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 2015
- Heavy Rain, August 30, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2014
- Hail, August 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2014
- Heavy Rain, July 22, 2014
- Flood, July 5, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2014
- Hail, June 16, 2014
- Hail, June 8, 2014
- Heavy Rain, May 30, 2014
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Tornado, May 14, 2014
- Hail, May 11, 2014
- Funnel Cloud, April 18, 2014
- Heavy Rain, March 16, 2014
- Hail, February 23, 2014
- Hail, September 6, 2013
- Flood, August 17, 2013
- Tornado, July 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2013
- Hail, June 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 10, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 7, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2012
- Flood, August 21, 2012
- Hail, July 10, 2012
- Tropical Storm, June 24, 2012
- Heavy Rain, June 14, 2012
- Tornado, March 24, 2012
- Hail, March 14, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2011
- Hail, August 23, 2011
- Hail, August 12, 2011
- Hail, July 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2011
- Heavy Rain, July 10, 2011
- Hail, June 23, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, June 14, 2011
- Hail, June 13, 2011
- Hail, June 6, 2011
- Hail, May 14, 2011
- Wildfire, April 20, 2011
- Hail, April 5, 2011
- Hail, March 31, 2011
- Flood, February 7, 2011
- Hail, February 2, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2010
- Hail, July 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2010
- Flood, June 21, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2010
- Hail, May 21, 2010
- Hail, April 30, 2010
- Hail, April 25, 2010
- Lightning, November 24, 2009
- Funnel Cloud, October 5, 2009
- Heavy Rain, September 18, 2009
- Flood, September 17, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2009
- Funnel Cloud, July 31, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, June 13, 2009
- Hail, May 26, 2009
- Flood, May 18, 2009
- Hail, May 14, 2009
- Tornado, April 13, 2009
- Tornado, March 28, 2009
- Tornado, December 11, 2008
- Hail, October 9, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2008
- Hail, July 25, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2008
- Heavy Rain, July 14, 2008
- Flood, July 8, 2008
- Hail, July 4, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2008
- Hail, June 10, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Alachua CountyEvery warning in Alachua County since 1986Every county in Florida
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.