Storm History: Escambia County, Florida
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Escambia 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
- 683
- Deaths
- 49
- Injuries
- 269
- Damage
- $220 million
- Episodes
- 516
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 | 185 | 0 | 6 | $2.0 million |
| Tornado | 179 | 1 | 193 | $35 million |
| Hail | 100 | 0 | 0 | $87,000 |
| Flash Flood | 84 | 1 | 1 | $152 million |
| Rip Current | 44 | 38 | 47 | |
| Lightning | 40 | 6 | 22 | $387,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 5 | 2 | 0 | $30 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Rip Current, April 6, 2023
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 2020
- Rip Current, June 4, 2000
- Rip Current, June 6, 2001
- Lightning, September 8, 2001
- Rip Current, March 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2014
- Tornado, November 20, 1983
- Rip Current, July 29, 1996
- Lightning, August 6, 1996
- Rip Current, April 3, 2000
- Rip Current, September 17, 2000
- Rip Current, September 20, 2000
- Rip Current, April 3, 2001
- Rip Current, June 6, 2001
- Rip Current, June 7, 2001
- Rip Current, December 17, 2001
- Rip Current, May 10, 2002
- Rip Current, May 13, 2002
- Rip Current, August 4, 2002
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2014
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 2020
- Tornado, February 23, 2016
- Tornado, February 15, 2016
- Tornado, February 7, 1971
- Flash Flood, March 8, 1998
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Tornado, February 17, 2008
- Tornado, April 24, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 29, 2000
- Tornado, May 26, 1973
- Tornado, September 12, 1979
- Tornado, June 8, 1989
- Tornado, September 4, 2011
- Tornado, May 5, 1956
- Tornado, July 24, 1963
- Tornado, October 30, 1967
- Tornado, February 1, 1983
- Tornado, October 13, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2008
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, May 5, 1956
- Tornado, March 31, 1962
- Tornado, October 30, 1967
- Tornado, December 10, 1967
- Tornado, February 7, 1971
- Tornado, February 27, 1984
- Tornado, February 15, 2016
- Tornado, February 23, 2016
- Tornado, November 20, 1983
- Tornado, April 10, 1955
- Tornado, May 19, 1959
- Tornado, November 28, 1960
- Tornado, July 24, 1963
- Tornado, April 27, 1964
- Tornado, June 15, 1965
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, March 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2026
- Hail, November 9, 2025
- Hail, October 26, 2025
- Lightning, July 30, 2025
- Tornado, June 17, 2025
- Tornado, May 10, 2025
- Hail, May 3, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2025
- Tornado, February 11, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024
- Rip Current, May 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2024
- Tornado, May 10, 2024
- Tornado, April 10, 2024
- Hail, March 9, 2024
- Tornado, January 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2023
- Tornado, June 14, 2023
- Hail, May 23, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2023
- Rip Current, April 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 30, 2022
- Lightning, August 22, 2022
- Hail, August 15, 2022
- Lightning, August 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2022
- Tornado, May 25, 2022
- Hail, May 15, 2022
- Hail, May 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Rip Current, March 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2021
- Rip Current, August 27, 2021
- Tropical Storm, June 19, 2021
- Rip Current, June 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2021
- Rip Current, March 27, 2021
- Hail, February 9, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Rip Current, October 9, 2020
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2020
- Storm Surge/Tide, June 7, 2020
- Rip Current, May 1, 2020
- Tornado, April 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2019
- Flash Flood, December 1, 2018
- Tropical Storm, October 9, 2018
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2018
- Rip Current, August 1, 2018
- Rip Current, June 19, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2018
- Tornado, April 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, October 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2017
- Tornado, June 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2017
- Hail, January 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, January 2, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 1, 2017
- Lightning, December 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2016
- Hail, March 26, 2016
- Hail, March 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 17, 2016
- Tornado, February 23, 2016
- Tornado, February 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 21, 2016
- Tornado, December 28, 2015
- Hail, June 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2014
- Hail, April 5, 2014
- Flood, March 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2014
- Tornado, July 22, 2013
- Hail, July 13, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2012
- Tornado, May 12, 2012
- Lightning, September 28, 2011
- Tornado, September 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2011
- Lightning, July 26, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Hail, June 6, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, November 3, 2010
- Hail, November 2, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 20, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2009
- Tornado, December 2, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2009
- Hail, April 2, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 10, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2008
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2008
- Lightning, October 7, 2008
- Tornado, September 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2008
- Lightning, July 13, 2008
- Lightning, July 12, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2008
- Lightning, June 26, 2008
- Lightning, June 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 5, 2008
- Hail, February 21, 2008
- Tornado, February 17, 2008
- Hail, February 12, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 2008
- Flash Flood, January 31, 2008
- Flash Flood, October 19, 2007
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Funnel Cloud, September 23, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2007
- Hail, May 11, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2006
- Lightning, August 8, 2006
- Lightning, July 19, 2006
- Lightning, June 23, 2006
- Hail, June 23, 2006
- Lightning, June 17, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 17, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 2006
- Hail, January 13, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2005
- Rip Current, September 25, 2005
- Tornado, August 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2005
- Lightning, July 30, 2005
- Lightning, July 21, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2005
- Tornado, July 6, 2005
- Tornado, July 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2005
- Hail, April 6, 2005
- Heavy Rain, April 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2005
- Hail, March 26, 2005
- Heavy Rain, March 1, 2005
- Tornado, November 27, 2004
- Funnel Cloud, October 19, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 19, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, September 15, 2004
- Tornado, September 15, 2004
- Lightning, August 21, 2004
- Lightning, June 22, 2004
- Lightning, June 20, 2004
- Rip Current, March 28, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 2004
- Rip Current, August 31, 2003
- Rip Current, August 31, 2003
- Rip Current, August 30, 2003
- Rip Current, August 30, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2003
- Lightning, July 17, 2003
- Lightning, July 14, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2003
- Rip Current, June 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2003
- Rip Current, May 11, 2003
- Rip Current, May 10, 2003
- Rip Current, May 9, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Rip Current, April 7, 2003
- Rip Current, March 27, 2003
- Rip Current, March 17, 2003
- Hail, March 14, 2003
- Hail, March 12, 2003
- Hail, March 12, 2003
- Hail, March 12, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 31, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 31, 2002
- Rip Current, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, November 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2002
- Rip Current, September 14, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2002
- Rip Current, August 4, 2002
- Lightning, July 27, 2002
- Lightning, July 7, 2002
- Lightning, July 4, 2002
- Tornado, June 24, 2002
- Rip Current, May 13, 2002
- Rip Current, May 10, 2002
- Lightning, March 31, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2002
- Rip Current, December 17, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Escambia CountyEvery warning in Escambia 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.