Heavy Rain in Florida

Events

1,794

Deaths

5

Injuries

60

Damage

$22 million

• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, June 24 to 30, 20126 deaths · 8 injured · $27 million · EF2 · 40 eventsTropical Storm Debby lingered for several days over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico and caused high winds and heavy rain before making landfall near Steinhatchee, FL on the 26th.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 7, 20082 deaths · 6 injured · $4.0 million · EF2 · 16 eventsA squall line with severe weather and several tornadoes moved across north Florida and southeast Georgia.
• Heavy Rain in Florida, October 5, 201252 injured · $140,000 · 1 eventThe east coast seabreeze developed and moved west across the state with scattered showers and thunderstorms. One particularly small but intense thunderstorm contributed to a 47 car pileup along Interstate 75.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Florida, August 16 to 17, 20211 death · $13 million · 61 eventsAfter moving across the Greater Antilles and weakening, the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred strengthened into a tropical storm once again in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall near Cape San Blas with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph on August 16th.
• Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Florida, August 5 to 6, 20122 deaths · 10 eventsThunderstorms associated with a westward moving tropical wave developed during the day. Two people on Shell Island were struck by lightning, resulting in one death and one injury. There was also some minor street flooding around Tallahassee due to heavy rain.
• Flooding and Heavy Rain in Florida, July 24 to 29, 20151 death · $1.6 million · 5 eventsAn area of low pressure developed along a weak frontal boundary over the eastern Gulf of Mexico late in the week and stretched across the northern Florida Peninsula during the weekend.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 7, 20083 injured · $1.6 million · EF2 · 19 eventsA brief, but extensive severe weather episode occurred across the Florida Big Bend during the morning of March 7, 2008. There were widespread reports of straight line wind damage across the area, with two confirmed tornadoes reported by NWS survey teams.
• Hurricane and Storm Surge in Florida, September 24 to 25, 1998$270 million · 5 eventsSpiral bands associated with Hurricane Georges moved north over south Florida on the evening of Thursday September 24 1998. The convective activity embedded in the spiral bands was moving to the southwest near 45 knots.
• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, July 7 to 8, 20211 death · $3,000 · EF1 · 26 eventsTropical Storm Elsa tracked NNE across the western tier of the local forecast area through the day on Wed, July 7th. The storm made landfall along the FL Big Bend coast.
• Tornadoes and Flooding in Florida, January 20 to 21, 20103 injured · $3.5 million · EF1 · 38 eventsA strong storm system tracked across the deep south while the mid and upper level low moved over the Mississippi River Valley. A surface low developed over south Georgia in the afternoon, and a trailing squall line moved across the area in the afternoon and evening.
• Lightning Strikes and Heavy Rain in Florida, May 28, 20201 death · 2 injured · $35,000 · 6 eventsA diffuse surface trough axis was north of the Altamaha River basin with very high dew pts in the low/mid 70s across the entire forecast area south of the boundary.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Florida, June 1 to 2, 20071 death · 1 injured · $40,000 · 11 eventsTropical Storm Barry began as a westward moving tropical wave that created a broad area of low pressure near the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on May 30th.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Florida, June 23 to 27, 2012$10 million · 59 eventsSlow moving Tropical Storm Debby created significant impacts to the area for several days, including freshwater flooding, storm surge flooding, and trees and power lines blown down due to gusty winds.
• Flood and Damaging Wind in Florida, July 5, 20191 death · 1 injured · $500 · 28 eventsA weakness in the subtropical ridge was across the area and this feature combined with daytime heating triggered scattered to numerous storms that produced widespread heavy rainfall of 2-4 inches. Steering flow was very light with PWAT around 2.25 inches.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 1, 20071 death · 1 injured · $15,000 · 1 in hail · 8 eventsAn upper level trough over the eastern United States focused moisture and dynamics over our area. Upper level forcing from the trough along with afternoon instability and the sea breezes spawned widespread severe storms during the afternoon and evening.
• Tornadoes and Flooding in Florida, September 25 to 26, 20231 death · 1 injured · EF0 · 11 eventsA weak surface front was near the FL-GA state-line with moist, unstable conditions south of the boundary across NE FL. Diurnally enhanced storms further intensified into the afternoon and early evening as a short-wave trough moved across the area from the west.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, May 20, 20131 death · $500 · 50 kt wind · 9 eventsA short wave mid level trough was lingering over the southeast region. A piece of energy traveled over the area during peak heating and this instability and forcing combined with adequate mean layer moisture and forcing from the sea breezes spawned scattered afternoon and…
• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Florida, August 17 to 20, 20082 injured · $9.4 million · EF0 · 7 eventsTropical Storm Fay moved north from Cuba, through the Florida Straits, and passed north through the Lower Florida Keys during the evening of August 18, 2008.
• Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Florida, July 25, 20101 death · 2 eventsAfternoon thunderstorms developed in association with an unstable air mass.
• Flooding and Heavy Rain in Florida, August 1 to 5, 2015$15 million · 8 eventsA weak area of low pressure developed along a stationary frontal boundary across north Florida. This allowed for waves of showers and thunderstorms to move across the area for a few days causing flooding throughout much of the Tampa Bay area.
• Heavy Rain in Florida, July 31, 2001$20 million · 1 eventThe roof collapsed at a flight training center when excessive water collected on the roof due to a clogged drain. Flight simulators valued at over 30 million dollars were damaged. Around 2.5 inches of rain fell in the Orlando area that day.
• Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Florida, June 24 to 28, 2012$1.8 million · 50 kt wind · 34 eventsTropical Storm Debby moved across the area from the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Deep tropical moisture combined with a stalled frontal boundary across north Florida over a period of several days caused extensive, flooding rainfall, as well as historic river flooding on the St.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, December 15, 20222 injured · $625,000 · EF1 · 11 eventsA squall line ahead of a strong cold front produced damaging winds and 2 tornadoes across West Central Florida.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 28 to 31, 20091 injured · $760,000 · EF1 · 11 eventsA series of upper level impulses moved over a stationary frontal boundary across north Florida and southeast Georgia producing severe weather and flooding. This event continued into April 2009.
• Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Florida, September 23 to 24, 2014$3.7 million · 5 eventsA very moist atmosphere coupled with a series of upper level disturbances resulted in several persistent rainbands. Significant urban and small stream flooding affected portions of Melbourne/Palm Bay and Lake Mary/Winter Park.

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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.