Coastal Flood in Florida

Events

370

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$47 million

• Tornadoes and Coastal Flood in Florida, February 1 to 2, 200715 injured · $62 million · EF3 · 5 eventsA developing area of low pressure over the western Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, February 1 intensified and moved off the mid Atlantic coast Friday. Numerous thunderstorms developed out ahead of and along the associated cold front that pushed into southern Florida late Friday.
• Tropical Storm and Coastal Flood in Florida, October 26 to 28, 2012$46 million · 9 eventsHurricane Sandy moved slowly northwest, parallel to the Florida coast, 200-250 miles offshore.
• Tornado and Flash Flood in Florida, May 4, 2013$39 million · EF0 · 12 eventsA series of weak surface low pressure systems draped across the the deep south including the central Florida peninsula combined with an approaching cold front over a very saturated airmass triggered a cluster of storms over Nassau county that produced a strong outflow that…
• Tropical Storm and Coastal Flood in Florida, August 25 to 27, 2012$2.2 million · 4 eventsTropical Storm Isaac moved from near western Haiti and the eastern tip of Cuba late on August 24, 2012, through the Florida Straits, and into the southeast Gulf of Mexico through August 27.
• Tornado and Coastal Flood in Florida, October 7 to 10, 2011$110,000 · EF1 · 33 eventsStrong surface high pressure positioned across the mid-Atlantic region while low pressure developed near the Bahamas and retrograded across the Florida Straits, then tracked northward up the Florida east coast...and drifted inland across northeast Florida on the 10th.
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in Florida, December 16 to 17, 2023$145,000 · 37 eventsA strong surface low deepened across the eastern Gulf of Mexico as high pressure dominated northeast of the region creating very strong onshore flow.
• Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Florida, October 10 to 12, 2025$563,000 · 3 eventsLocally heavy rainfall entered several homes in Volusia County, causing minor damage, and led to road closures in Palm Bay in Brevard County, while high astronomical tides and coastal flooding led to damage at the shoreline.
• Tornadoes and Coastal Flood in Florida, December 20 to 21, 20181 injured · $249,000 · EF0 · 11 eventsA strong cold front moved southeast through the eastern Gulf of Mexico and Florida Peninsula on the 20th, preceded by a squall line. The storms produced 4 tornadoes, and damaging wind gusts, in addition to strong gradient winds behind the front on the 21st.
• Coastal Flood and Damaging Winds in Florida, January 22 to 23, 20171 injured · $188,000 · 55 kt wind · 16 eventsA line of strong and fast moving thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front moving southeast through the Florida Peninsula. Breezy gradient winds were compounded by stronger thunderstorm wind gusts, some of which caused minor damage.
• Coastal Flood in Florida, November 10, 2009$250,000 · 5 eventsStorm tides associated with Tropical Storm Ida ranged from three to five feet along the Florida Panhandle coast during the morning of November 10. Coastal flooding closed several roads in Wakulla County.
• Coastal Flood in Florida, March 8 to 9, 1998$175,000 · 1 eventWinds in excess of 50 mph caused coastal flooding and beach erosion to several locations west of U.S. Highway 19 in New Port Richey. Several roads had water that covered roadways two to three feet deep and were impassable for several hours.
• Coastal Flood in Florida, December 17, 2023$100,000 · 7 eventsA surface low pressure system developed over the south-central Gulf of Mexico and moved east-northeast across the Florida peninsula, preceded by strong south to southwest winds that lead to elevated water levels during high tide resulting in coastal flooding along the western…
• Flash Flood and Flooding in Florida, November 15 to 16, 2023$65,000 · 56 kt wind · 11 eventsA strengthening low-pressure system moving across the Florida Keys brought widespread heavy rainfall to much of South Florida from the afternoon of November 15th to the early morning hours of November 16th.
• Coastal Flood in Florida, December 16 to 17, 2023$100,000 · 2 eventsEnhanced pressure gradients between a surface high and stalled frontal boundary produced strong and gusty northeasterly winds across much of South Florida beginning on December 13th, with winds eventually turning southerly and peaking on December 16th and 17th when gale force…
• Coastal Flood in Florida, November 15 to 16, 1996$100,000 · 1 eventA strong nor'easter proved mightier than man-made anti-erosion devices along Amelia Island. Easterly winds of 30 to 40 mph and crashing waves caused severe beach erosion mainly along a quarter mile on the southern most developments.
• Coastal Flood in Florida, June 26, 2012$70,000 · 1 eventPersistent southerly winds from the outer circulation of Tropical Storm Debby caused tidal flooding in the Everglades City area.
• Flood and Coastal Flood in Florida, April 11, 2024$51,000 · 51 kt wind · 7 eventsA broken line of thunderstorms ahead of a cold front moving across the eastern Gulf of Mexico produce wind damage in Levy, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, street flooding and a funnel cloud in Pasco County, structural fires due to lightning in Pinellas County, and a severe…
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Florida, November 5 to 7, 2021$36,000 · 55 kt wind · 13 eventsAn area of low pressure developed across the southern Gulf of Mexico on Friday Nov. 5th and tracked eastward across north-central Florida Friday night, deepening offshore of the local NE FL Atlantic coast on Saturday Nov.
• Coastal Flood in Florida, October 27, 2006$50,000 · 3 eventsSame as Alabama.
• Coastal Flood in Florida, October 3 to 7, 201719 eventsPerigean spring tides that occurred with the full moon led widespread minor to moderate flooding at high tides along the east coast of South Florida during early October. Flooding impacts were exacerbated by strong easterly flow and occasional periods of heavy rainfall.
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in Florida, October 1 to 5, 201719 eventsAn extended period of breezy onshore flow brought waves of coastal showers onshore which produced locally heavy, flooding rainfall in some areas. The nor'easter was strongest Oct. 1st between a frontal zone just south of the local area and high pressure wedging across GA.
• Coastal Flood and Strong Wind in Florida, December 21, 2018$20,000 · 3 eventsWest-southwest gales developed behind a strong cold front that moved through the region during the early morning hours of December 21st. These gusty winds brought down power poles and lines, leading to minor damage.
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in Florida, September 16 to 19, 2007$1,000 · 15 eventsA large high pressure center over the mid-Atlantic states caused cold air damming along the eastern seaboard and Peidmont with a strong coastal trough developing along the northeast Florida coast.
• Coastal Flood in Florida, September 24 to 28, 201512 eventsA combination of higher than normal tidal departures coupled with the perigean spring tide resulted in periodic minor flooding of low lying and vulnerable areas at high tides for several days during the end of September.
• Coastal Flood in Florida, October 15 to 20, 201611 eventsThe combination of higher than normal tidal departures coupled with the annual spring tide (King Tides) continued to bring minor flooding at high tides during mid-October.

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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.