Storm History: Broward County, Florida
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Broward 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
- 1,480
- Deaths
- 92
- Injuries
- 372
- Damage
- $510 million
- Episodes
- 1,003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 303 | 4 | 7 | $380,000 |
| Tornado | 264 | 1 | 107 | $108 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 212 | 0 | 4 | $857,000 |
| Lightning | 107 | 14 | 78 | $2.3 million |
| Flood | 86 | 0 | 1 | $10 million |
| Drought | 79 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 66 | 0 | 3 | $78 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 64 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 64 | 43 | 65 | |
| Waterspout | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 44 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 40 | 0 | 65 | $55 million |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 25 | 23 | 4 | $255 million |
| Wildfire | 20 | 1 | 2 | $10,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 16 | 2 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 15 | 0 | 1 | $207,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 32 | |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Surf | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $18,000 |
| Tropical Depression | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 9, 2017
- High Surf, November 11, 2003
- Rip Current, August 31, 2008
- Lightning, June 8, 2000
- Tornado, March 1, 1980
- Lightning, September 18, 2024
- Hail, July 22, 2007
- Lightning, June 8, 2009
- Rip Current, July 17, 1996
- Rip Current, July 20, 1996
- Rip Current, August 7, 1996
- Hail, August 7, 1997
- Lightning, June 25, 1998
- Rip Current, December 20, 1998
- Rip Current, April 1, 1999
- Lightning, June 2, 2001
- Rip Current, June 27, 2001
- Rip Current, April 12, 2002
- Rip Current, April 25, 2002
- Lightning, August 20, 2002
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 14, 1999
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 4, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 15, 1999
- Tropical Storm, November 4, 1998
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 25, 2004
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 25, 2005
- Tornado, February 2, 1998
- Tornado, April 12, 2023
- Tornado, March 1, 1980
- Flood, October 3, 2000
- Tornado, October 18, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2024
- Tropical Storm, August 26, 2012
- Tornado, April 10, 1956
- Tornado, May 26, 1961
- Tornado, March 17, 1983
- Tornado, January 15, 1991
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 27, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 28, 2011
- Tropical Storm, October 6, 2016
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, March 1, 1980
- Tornado, April 10, 1956
- Tornado, February 23, 1965
- Tornado, October 9, 2024
- Tornado, September 22, 1954
- Tornado, May 26, 1961
- Tornado, October 14, 1964
- Tornado, December 10, 1969
- Tornado, June 13, 1971
- Tornado, March 4, 1972
- Tornado, May 24, 1979
- Tornado, June 17, 1982
- Tornado, February 2, 1983
- Tornado, March 17, 1983
- Tornado, March 24, 1983
Every episode, newest first
- Wildfire, June 28, 2026
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Wildfire, May 18, 2026
- Wildfire, May 9, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Astronomical Low Tide, April 27, 2026
- Wildfire, April 21, 2026
- Rip Current, April 12, 2026
- Rip Current, April 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 17, 2026
- Wildfire, February 7, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, February 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Drought, January 20, 2026
- Flash Flood, October 26, 2025
- Flood, October 9, 2025
- Coastal Flood, October 4, 2025
- Flood, September 21, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2025
- Flood, September 11, 2025
- Flood, September 8, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Flood, August 31, 2025
- Flood, August 29, 2025
- Wildfire, August 18, 2025
- Drought, August 1, 2025
- Hail, July 12, 2025
- Wildfire, July 8, 2025
- Drought, July 8, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Rip Current, June 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Hail, May 23, 2025
- Hail, May 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Rip Current, April 18, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Flood, March 30, 2025
- Drought, March 4, 2025
- Flood, December 18, 2024
- Coastal Flood, October 18, 2024
- Tornado, October 9, 2024
- Tornado, September 25, 2024
- Coastal Flood, September 19, 2024
- Lightning, September 18, 2024
- Heavy Rain, September 3, 2024
- Lightning, September 3, 2024
- Storm Surge/Tide, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2024
- Flood, July 11, 2024
- Lightning, June 30, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2024
- Hail, June 6, 2024
- Wildfire, June 2, 2024
- Drought, June 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2024
- Rip Current, April 29, 2024
- Hail, March 6, 2024
- Flood, March 3, 2024
- Tornado, February 18, 2024
- Rip Current, January 24, 2024
- Tornado, January 6, 2024
- Flash Flood, November 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, November 14, 2023
- Coastal Flood, October 26, 2023
- Heat, October 7, 2023
- Flood, October 1, 2023
- Flood, September 29, 2023
- Coastal Flood, September 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2023
- Lightning, September 16, 2023
- Storm Surge/Tide, August 29, 2023
- Flood, August 17, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2023
- Lightning, July 18, 2023
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2023
- Flood, June 13, 2023
- Flood, June 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2023
- Hail, May 25, 2023
- Flood, April 24, 2023
- Funnel Cloud, April 22, 2023
- Tornado, April 21, 2023
- Hail, April 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2023
- Tornado, April 12, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Drought, March 28, 2023
- Wildfire, March 12, 2023
- Flood, February 5, 2023
- Tropical Storm, November 8, 2022
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 27, 2022
- Lightning, August 14, 2022
- Flood, July 16, 2022
- Flood, June 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2022
- Hail, May 15, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2022
- Rip Current, February 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, January 20, 2022
- Tornado, January 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, November 5, 2021
- Flood, October 22, 2021
- Flood, September 13, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2021
- Tropical Depression, July 6, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2021
- Flood, June 15, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2021
- Hail, April 11, 2021
- Flood, February 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2021
- Rip Current, January 1, 2021
- Tropical Storm, November 8, 2020
- Flood, October 30, 2020
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2020
- Flood, October 22, 2020
- Flood, October 21, 2020
- Coastal Flood, October 19, 2020
- Coastal Flood, October 15, 2020
- Coastal Flood, September 21, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2020
- Flood, September 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2020
- Lightning, August 4, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2020
- Flood, July 5, 2020
- Hail, July 4, 2020
- Hail, July 2, 2020
- Hail, June 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2020
- Flood, June 18, 2020
- Tornado, May 25, 2020
- Tornado, May 21, 2020
- Hail, May 20, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2020
- Flood, May 17, 2020
- Flood, May 16, 2020
- Flood, May 15, 2020
- Hail, April 26, 2020
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2019
- Coastal Flood, November 12, 2019
- Coastal Flood, October 27, 2019
- Flood, October 11, 2019
- Coastal Flood, October 1, 2019
- Coastal Flood, September 27, 2019
- Tropical Storm, September 3, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2019
- Flood, August 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2019
- Hail, June 12, 2019
- Flood, June 8, 2019
- Hail, May 15, 2019
- Coastal Flood, December 21, 2018
- Hail, September 20, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, September 19, 2018
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2018
- Lightning, August 11, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, July 16, 2018
- Tornado, July 10, 2018
- Hail, June 27, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, June 15, 2018
- Flood, June 14, 2018
- Hail, June 11, 2018
- Hail, June 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2018
- Tornado, May 29, 2018
- Flood, May 20, 2018
- Flood, May 17, 2018
- Lightning, May 16, 2018
- Tornado, May 14, 2018
- Drought, May 1, 2018
- Tornado, April 27, 2018
- Tornado, April 10, 2018
- Drought, April 3, 2018
- Coastal Flood, November 5, 2017
- Tornado, October 28, 2017
- Tornado, October 24, 2017
- Coastal Flood, October 3, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 9, 2017
- Flood, August 25, 2017
- Hail, July 20, 2017
- Hail, July 17, 2017
- Lightning, July 10, 2017
- Lightning, June 27, 2017
- Tornado, June 5, 2017
- Funnel Cloud, May 30, 2017
- Wildfire, May 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2017
- Wildfire, April 5, 2017
- Tornado, March 14, 2017
- Tornado, January 23, 2017
- Rip Current, January 2, 2017
- Coastal Flood, November 12, 2016
- Coastal Flood, October 15, 2016
- Coastal Flood, October 12, 2016
- Tropical Storm, October 6, 2016
- Hail, September 30, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2016
- Hail, August 9, 2016
- Lightning, August 4, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Lightning, July 3, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2016
- Hail, May 17, 2016
- Funnel Cloud, May 14, 2016
- Hail, March 25, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2016
- Tornado, March 19, 2016
- Tornado, February 16, 2016
- Lightning, February 1, 2016
- Tornado, January 27, 2016
- Coastal Flood, November 25, 2015
- Funnel Cloud, November 22, 2015
- Heavy Rain, November 16, 2015
- Coastal Flood, October 25, 2015
- Heavy Rain, October 13, 2015
- Heavy Rain, October 7, 2015
- Coastal Flood, October 1, 2015
- Coastal Flood, September 29, 2015
- Coastal Flood, September 24, 2015
- Flood, September 23, 2015
- Tornado, September 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2015
- Hail, September 5, 2015
- Hail, September 4, 2015
- Hail, July 31, 2015
- Hail, July 14, 2015
- Hail, June 29, 2015
- Funnel Cloud, June 27, 2015
- Tornado, May 25, 2015
- Hail, May 22, 2015
- Hail, May 7, 2015
- Hail, April 27, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 2015
- Tornado, February 5, 2015
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Broward CountyEvery warning in Broward 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.