Storm History: Hardee County, Florida
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Hardee 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
- 253
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $342 million
- Episodes
- 231
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 45 | 0 | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 39 | 0 | 0 | $12 million |
| Dense Fog | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 33 | 0 | 0 | $55,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 33 | 0 | 0 | $612,000 |
| Flood | 16 | 0 | 0 | $141,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $3.7 million |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 11 | 4 | 0 | $62 million |
| Flash Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $3.2 million |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 6 | $260 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 2 | $50,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- High Wind, August 13, 2004
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, January 10, 2010
- High Wind, September 25, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, December 14, 2010
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2001
- High Wind, September 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2001
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, February 26, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, February 5, 1996
- Tornado, June 4, 2004
- Tornado, May 15, 1974
- Flash Flood, December 13, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 1999
- Frost/Freeze, January 5, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2004
- Tornado, March 9, 1998
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 9, 2024
- Tornado, August 4, 2024
- Tropical Storm, August 30, 2023
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2022
- Hail, November 2, 2022
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2022
- Flood, June 18, 2022
- Tornado, April 4, 2022
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2021
- Tornado, April 11, 2021
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2019
- Tornado, May 5, 2019
- Hail, April 10, 2018
- Hail, March 20, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, January 18, 2018
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2017
- Tropical Storm, June 6, 2016
- Tornado, January 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, February 18, 2013
- Frost/Freeze, December 22, 2012
- Tornado, June 24, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, February 12, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, January 14, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, January 4, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, January 3, 2012
- Tornado, January 25, 2011
- Frost/Freeze, December 14, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, February 26, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, January 10, 2010
- Tornado, December 18, 2009
- Hail, August 31, 2009
- Hail, July 10, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, February 21, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, February 4, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, January 22, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, January 21, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, January 20, 2009
- Tropical Storm, August 19, 2008
- Heavy Rain, August 18, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, January 2, 2008
- Hail, June 7, 2007
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2006
- Tornado, June 12, 2006
- Heavy Rain, June 10, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Tropical Storm, October 24, 2005
- Tornado, October 23, 2005
- Heavy Rain, October 23, 2005
- Tornado, July 9, 2005
- Hail, May 3, 2005
- Hail, May 3, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2005
- Hail, May 3, 2005
- Frost/Freeze, January 23, 2005
- Flood, October 1, 2004
- Heavy Rain, September 26, 2004
- Flood, September 26, 2004
- High Wind, September 25, 2004
- Flood, September 6, 2004
- High Wind, September 5, 2004
- Heavy Rain, September 4, 2004
- Tornado, August 13, 2004
- High Wind, August 13, 2004
- Lightning, July 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2004
- Lightning, June 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2004
- Tornado, June 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2003
- Lightning, July 29, 2003
- Flood, June 22, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2003
- Tornado, May 19, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2003
- Frost/Freeze, January 18, 2003
- Frost/Freeze, January 7, 2003
- Flood, November 16, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 23, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2002
- Hail, May 29, 2002
- Tornado, April 3, 2002
- High Wind, March 2, 2002
- Dense Fog, January 22, 2002
- Dense Fog, January 21, 2002
- Dense Fog, January 20, 2002
- Frost/Freeze, January 8, 2002
- Frost/Freeze, January 4, 2002
- Frost/Freeze, January 4, 2002
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2001
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2001
- Tropical Storm, September 14, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2001
- Hail, August 9, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2001
- Dense Fog, February 12, 2001
- Dense Fog, February 11, 2001
- Dense Fog, February 2, 2001
- Frost/Freeze, January 21, 2001
- Frost/Freeze, January 10, 2001
- Frost/Freeze, January 7, 2001
- Frost/Freeze, January 5, 2001
- Frost/Freeze, January 4, 2001
- Frost/Freeze, January 1, 2001
- Frost/Freeze, December 30, 2000
- Frost/Freeze, December 20, 2000
- Frost/Freeze, December 20, 2000
- Frost/Freeze, November 22, 2000
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 17, 2000
- Flash Flood, September 17, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2000
- Frost/Freeze, February 5, 2000
- Dense Fog, January 30, 2000
- Frost/Freeze, January 26, 2000
- Dense Fog, December 11, 1999
- Dense Fog, November 26, 1999
- Dense Fog, November 16, 1999
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 15, 1999
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1999
- Hail, May 7, 1999
- Dense Fog, February 26, 1999
- Dense Fog, February 19, 1999
- Dense Fog, February 11, 1999
- Dense Fog, February 10, 1999
- Dense Fog, February 9, 1999
- Dense Fog, February 8, 1999
- Dense Fog, February 7, 1999
- Dense Fog, February 4, 1999
- Dense Fog, January 21, 1999
- Dense Fog, January 20, 1999
- Dense Fog, January 18, 1999
- Frost/Freeze, January 5, 1999
- Dense Fog, December 29, 1998
- Dense Fog, December 28, 1998
- Dense Fog, December 22, 1998
- Dense Fog, December 21, 1998
- Dense Fog, December 5, 1998
- Dense Fog, December 4, 1998
- Dense Fog, November 25, 1998
- Dense Fog, November 20, 1998
- Tropical Storm, November 4, 1998
- Flood, September 27, 1998
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 1998
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 2, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1998
- Hail, May 4, 1998
- Hail, March 20, 1998
- Tornado, March 19, 1998
- Flood, March 19, 1998
- Tornado, March 9, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 17, 1998
- Flood, February 16, 1998
- Flood, January 24, 1998
- Flood, January 23, 1998
- Flood, December 14, 1997
- Flash Flood, December 13, 1997
- Flood, November 22, 1997
- Flash Flood, November 13, 1997
- Flood, November 13, 1997
- Flood, September 26, 1997
- Flood, August 13, 1997
- Hail, June 25, 1997
- Hail, June 11, 1997
- Hail, April 25, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 1997
- Dense Fog, March 4, 1997
- Dense Fog, February 2, 1997
- Frost/Freeze, January 19, 1997
- Dense Fog, January 8, 1997
- Dense Fog, January 7, 1997
- Dense Fog, December 31, 1996
- Dense Fog, December 30, 1996
- Dense Fog, December 29, 1996
- Dense Fog, December 28, 1996
- Dense Fog, December 27, 1996
- Tornado, October 7, 1996
- Tropical Storm, October 7, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 1996
- Frost/Freeze, February 5, 1996
- Frost/Freeze, January 9, 1996
- Hail, June 29, 1994
- Tornado, June 21, 1994
- Tornado, June 14, 1994
- Hail, August 3, 1993
- Tornado, April 5, 1993
- Tornado, January 16, 1993
- Hail, August 12, 1991
- Hail, August 9, 1991
- Hail, July 8, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 1991
- Hail, May 30, 1991
- Tornado, April 25, 1991
- Tornado, March 3, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 1990
- Tornado, April 9, 1984
- Tornado, March 24, 1983
- Tornado, April 11, 1982
- Tornado, January 14, 1982
- Tornado, September 15, 1980
- Tornado, May 4, 1978
- Tornado, April 8, 1976
- Tornado, May 15, 1974
- Tornado, June 18, 1971
- Tornado, February 3, 1970
- Hail, March 25, 1969
- Tornado, July 7, 1968
- Tornado, June 1, 1967
- Hail, April 10, 1962
- Tornado, July 14, 1961
More
Tornadoes in Hardee CountyEvery warning in Hardee 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.