Storm History: Hillsborough County, Florida
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Hillsborough 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
- 1,208
- Deaths
- 24
- Injuries
- 237
- Damage
- $187 million
- Episodes
- 942
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 | 337 | 0 | 2 | $17 million |
| Tornado | 319 | 2 | 125 | $30 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 294 | 3 | 37 | $6.7 million |
| Lightning | 95 | 9 | 69 | $5.5 million |
| Flood | 83 | 0 | 0 | $11 million |
| Flash Flood | 15 | 1 | 2 | $7.4 million |
| Tropical Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | $860,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 12 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 11 | 6 | 0 | $107 million |
| Waterspout | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Dust Devil | 3 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 2022
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 2017
- Rip Current, August 23, 1998
- Flash Flood, September 26, 1997
- Lightning, August 13, 2012
- Tornado, December 7, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 1998
- Lightning, July 12, 1997
- Lightning, June 30, 1998
- Rip Current, May 31, 1999
- Lightning, August 1, 1999
- Lightning, June 23, 2000
- Lightning, July 15, 2000
- Lightning, August 10, 2001
- Lightning, June 29, 2002
- Lightning, September 10, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2016
- Tornado, August 4, 2024
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 2022
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 2017
- Hail, May 4, 1996
- Flash Flood, September 26, 1997
- Tornado, February 19, 1974
- Tornado, March 13, 1993
- Flood, August 1, 2015
- Tornado, March 30, 2011
- Tornado, October 31, 1973
- Tornado, May 23, 1976
- Tornado, May 8, 1979
- Flash Flood, December 13, 1997
- Flood, December 13, 1997
- Lightning, August 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2022
- Flood, December 13, 1997
- Lightning, June 9, 2014
- Tropical Storm, September 1, 2016
- Flood, March 19, 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
- Tornado, April 15, 1958
- Tornado, April 10, 1956
- Tornado, October 3, 1992
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 2017
- Tornado, December 7, 1996
- Tornado, July 22, 1951
- Tornado, January 9, 1953
- Tornado, February 18, 1960
- Tornado, November 23, 1961
- Tornado, February 19, 1963
- Tornado, July 28, 1963
- Tornado, June 23, 1964
- Tornado, July 2, 1964
- Tornado, June 1, 1967
- Tornado, October 18, 1968
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, May 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 18, 2026
- Tornado, August 8, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2025
- Flood, June 11, 2025
- Hail, June 2, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 9, 2024
- Tornado, August 4, 2024
- Flood, July 12, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2024
- Flood, April 11, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2024
- Hail, March 5, 2024
- Tornado, January 9, 2024
- Coastal Flood, December 17, 2023
- Tropical Storm, August 30, 2023
- Lightning, August 20, 2023
- Hail, June 4, 2023
- Hail, April 24, 2023
- Tornado, December 15, 2022
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2022
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2022
- Flood, July 26, 2022
- Flood, July 23, 2022
- Flood, July 16, 2022
- Flood, July 1, 2022
- Lightning, June 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 31, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2022
- Hail, April 30, 2022
- Lightning, April 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2021
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2021
- Hail, May 30, 2021
- Tornado, April 10, 2021
- Tornado, December 16, 2020
- Tornado, November 11, 2020
- Tropical Storm, November 8, 2020
- Flood, September 27, 2020
- Flood, September 9, 2020
- Flood, June 13, 2020
- Tornado, June 6, 2020
- Wildfire, May 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 2020
- Tornado, April 20, 2020
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Hail, July 20, 2019
- Lightning, July 19, 2019
- Hail, July 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2019
- Tornado, May 5, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2019
- Tornado, December 20, 2018
- Tornado, December 9, 2018
- Hail, September 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2018
- Lightning, July 5, 2018
- Tornado, June 29, 2018
- Flood, May 17, 2018
- Tornado, April 23, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, January 18, 2018
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2017
- Tornado, August 26, 2017
- Tornado, July 31, 2017
- Hail, July 21, 2017
- Hail, July 10, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2017
- Hail, May 3, 2017
- Coastal Flood, January 22, 2017
- Tropical Storm, October 6, 2016
- Hail, September 26, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2016
- Tornado, July 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2016
- Tropical Storm, June 6, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2016
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
- Strong Wind, January 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 22, 2016
- Flood, August 1, 2015
- Hail, July 11, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2015
- Hail, July 3, 2015
- Hail, June 18, 2015
- Flood, June 10, 2015
- Lightning, May 23, 2015
- Hail, May 12, 2015
- Hail, May 11, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 2015
- Lightning, March 26, 2015
- Lightning, December 21, 2014
- Flood, October 1, 2014
- Flood, September 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2014
- Hail, July 21, 2014
- Hail, July 20, 2014
- Lightning, July 15, 2014
- Hail, July 11, 2014
- Hail, July 1, 2014
- Hail, June 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2014
- Lightning, June 9, 2014
- Tornado, May 30, 2014
- Hail, May 29, 2014
- Hail, May 28, 2014
- Hail, May 26, 2014
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 17, 2014
- Tornado, March 6, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 2014
- Tornado, October 8, 2013
- Hail, September 6, 2013
- Lightning, August 22, 2013
- Hail, August 20, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2013
- Lightning, August 3, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2013
- Lightning, June 26, 2013
- Tornado, June 6, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2013
- Hail, May 1, 2013
- Lightning, April 4, 2013
- Tornado, February 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2012
- Tornado, August 27, 2012
- Hail, August 21, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2012
- Hail, August 14, 2012
- Lightning, August 13, 2012
- Flood, August 6, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2012
- Hail, July 10, 2012
- Hail, July 9, 2012
- Tornado, June 24, 2012
- Hail, June 14, 2012
- Hail, June 10, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2012
- Lightning, September 10, 2011
- Heavy Rain, September 1, 2011
- Lightning, July 8, 2011
- Hail, June 17, 2011
- Hail, June 6, 2011
- Hail, May 14, 2011
- Tornado, March 30, 2011
- Tornado, January 25, 2011
- Lightning, November 4, 2010
- Lightning, August 1, 2010
- Lightning, July 29, 2010
- Hail, July 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2010
- Hail, June 16, 2010
- Tornado, March 11, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 22, 2010
- Flood, September 11, 2009
- Tornado, July 27, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2009
- Tornado, July 1, 2009
- Tornado, June 30, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Hail, May 24, 2009
- Tornado, May 12, 2009
- Tornado, April 14, 2009
- Hail, March 29, 2009
- Dust Devil, March 19, 2009
- Heavy Rain, September 17, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Heavy Rain, July 18, 2008
- Lightning, July 15, 2008
- Hail, July 6, 2008
- Tornado, July 1, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2008
- Hail, June 21, 2008
- Hail, June 12, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Hail, January 22, 2008
- Lightning, October 24, 2007
- Heavy Rain, October 2, 2007
- Hail, September 12, 2007
- Hail, August 24, 2007
- Lightning, August 7, 2007
- Tornado, July 21, 2007
- Hail, July 20, 2007
- Tornado, July 16, 2007
- Hail, June 8, 2007
- Tropical Storm, June 1, 2007
- Hail, May 12, 2007
- Hail, April 11, 2007
- Lightning, August 3, 2006
- Funnel Cloud, July 24, 2006
- Hail, July 20, 2006
- Lightning, July 19, 2006
- Lightning, July 11, 2006
- Lightning, July 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2006
- Lightning, July 8, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2006
- Lightning, June 19, 2006
- Heavy Rain, June 10, 2006
- Flash Flood, February 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 21, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2005
- Hail, August 5, 2005
- Hail, July 15, 2005
- Tornado, July 9, 2005
- Tornado, July 9, 2005
- Tornado, July 9, 2005
- Heavy Rain, June 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2005
- Hail, May 17, 2005
- Tornado, April 23, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 2005
- Heavy Rain, September 4, 2004
- Lightning, August 25, 2004
- Hail, August 25, 2004
- Lightning, August 18, 2004
- Hail, July 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2004
- Lightning, June 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2004
- Hail, June 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2004
- Hail, June 8, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2004
- Hail, June 6, 2004
- Hail, June 4, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Hillsborough CountyEvery warning in Hillsborough 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.