Storm History: Lake County, Florida
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lake 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
- 414
- Deaths
- 38
- Injuries
- 142
- Damage
- $212 million
- Episodes
- 296
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 | 164 | 1 | 8 | $827,000 |
| Tornado | 123 | 27 | 102 | $168 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 61 | 4 | 3 | $765,000 |
| Lightning | 15 | 2 | 21 | $444,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 8 | 1 | 0 | $6.3 million |
| Flash Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 6 | 0 | 0 | $3.2 million |
| Tropical Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $400,000 |
| Debris Flow | 4 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 2 | 0 | $16 million |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $12 million |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Tropical Depression | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $13,000 |
The deadliest
- Tornado, February 2, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2009
- Tornado, October 9, 2024
- Tornado, September 10, 2017
- Strong Wind, September 25, 2004
- Tornado, March 13, 1993
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 27, 2022
- Tornado, April 15, 1987
- Hail, March 29, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1992
- Tornado, June 24, 2012
- Strong Wind, February 24, 2016
- Dense Fog, October 31, 2016
- Lightning, June 27, 2018
- Lightning, May 21, 2022
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, February 2, 2007
- Tornado, September 10, 2017
- Strong Wind, September 25, 2004
- Tornado, October 9, 2024
- High Wind, September 4, 2004
- Tornado, September 20, 2007
- Tornado, March 13, 1993
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 27, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 26, 2025
- Tornado, August 31, 1985
- Tornado, April 15, 1987
- Frost/Freeze, December 27, 2010
- Hurricane (Typhoon), November 8, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, January 2, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2011
- Lightning, July 24, 2008
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2024
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 6, 2016
- Flood, September 9, 2004
- Tornado, March 3, 1960
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, February 2, 2007
- Tornado, October 9, 2024
- Tornado, February 27, 1984
- Tornado, April 19, 1988
- Tornado, February 22, 1998
- Tornado, April 15, 1987
- Tornado, March 13, 1993
- Tornado, September 10, 2017
- Tornado, January 9, 1953
- Tornado, March 3, 1960
- Tornado, May 10, 1962
- Tornado, June 5, 1967
- Tornado, November 11, 1968
- Tornado, March 7, 1971
- Tornado, May 12, 1974
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, October 26, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2025
- Tornado, May 12, 2025
- Hail, May 9, 2025
- Tornado, October 9, 2024
- Tropical Storm, September 26, 2024
- Tropical Storm, August 4, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2024
- Hail, February 4, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 9, 2024
- Hail, September 11, 2023
- Tropical Storm, August 30, 2023
- Tornado, June 7, 2023
- Hail, April 27, 2023
- Hail, April 25, 2023
- Hurricane (Typhoon), November 8, 2022
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 27, 2022
- Coastal Flood, September 12, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2022
- Hail, June 18, 2022
- Lightning, May 21, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2021
- Strong Wind, April 10, 2021
- Hail, March 30, 2021
- Tropical Depression, November 12, 2020
- Tornado, June 7, 2020
- Tornado, June 6, 2020
- Hail, May 28, 2020
- Tornado, January 4, 2020
- Hail, May 5, 2019
- Hail, March 27, 2019
- Tornado, January 24, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 2, 2018
- Tornado, July 4, 2018
- Hail, June 28, 2018
- Lightning, June 27, 2018
- Hail, April 15, 2018
- Tornado, September 10, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2017
- Hail, July 17, 2017
- Hail, July 4, 2017
- Lightning, June 26, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2017
- Tornado, April 6, 2017
- Hail, January 22, 2017
- Dense Fog, October 31, 2016
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 6, 2016
- Tornado, September 13, 2016
- Tornado, September 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Tropical Storm, June 6, 2016
- Hail, May 29, 2016
- Hail, May 4, 2016
- Hail, March 26, 2016
- Strong Wind, February 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2015
- Hail, July 3, 2015
- Hail, June 25, 2015
- Hail, June 20, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2015
- Tornado, June 1, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2015
- Hail, June 10, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2014
- Hail, February 23, 2014
- Hail, February 12, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2013
- Heavy Rain, June 11, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Debris Flow, April 30, 2013
- Hail, March 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2012
- Hail, July 9, 2012
- Tornado, June 24, 2012
- Hail, May 15, 2012
- Hail, April 20, 2012
- Funnel Cloud, September 24, 2011
- Tornado, August 5, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, March 30, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2011
- Frost/Freeze, December 27, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, December 14, 2010
- Funnel Cloud, September 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2010
- Frost/Freeze, January 2, 2010
- Dense Fog, December 14, 2009
- Lightning, July 8, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2009
- Hail, May 24, 2009
- Tornado, April 14, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, January 21, 2009
- Hail, October 9, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2008
- Tornado, August 13, 2008
- Lightning, July 24, 2008
- Hail, June 29, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Hail, June 24, 2008
- Hail, June 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 26, 2008
- Hail, February 12, 2008
- Tornado, September 20, 2007
- Tornado, July 24, 2007
- Hail, July 21, 2007
- Hail, July 19, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2007
- Hail, June 10, 2007
- Hail, May 13, 2007
- Tornado, February 2, 2007
- Tornado, December 25, 2006
- Tornado, October 7, 2006
- Funnel Cloud, August 26, 2006
- Hail, August 4, 2006
- Hail, July 27, 2006
- Tornado, July 6, 2006
- Hail, May 28, 2006
- Lightning, May 28, 2006
- Hail, April 21, 2006
- Lightning, July 17, 2005
- Hail, July 15, 2005
- Hail, May 4, 2005
- Hail, April 7, 2005
- Strong Wind, September 25, 2004
- Flood, September 9, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2004
- High Wind, September 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Hail, June 26, 2004
- Hail, June 7, 2004
- Hail, May 2, 2004
- Lightning, September 25, 2003
- Hail, July 21, 2003
- Hail, July 9, 2003
- Hail, May 19, 2003
- Hail, May 17, 2003
- Hail, April 25, 2003
- Hail, March 17, 2003
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2003
- Lightning, July 26, 2002
- Hail, July 20, 2002
- Funnel Cloud, July 12, 2002
- Hail, June 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2001
- Hail, August 13, 2001
- Lightning, June 21, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2001
- Hail, June 15, 2001
- Hail, June 14, 2001
- Hail, May 31, 2001
- Hail, March 31, 2001
- Hail, March 29, 2001
- Hail, September 4, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2000
- Hail, July 26, 2000
- Funnel Cloud, July 20, 2000
- Hail, July 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2000
- Lightning, June 12, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2000
- Hail, May 9, 2000
- Hail, April 15, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 1999
- Hail, August 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 1999
- Hail, July 9, 1999
- Lightning, June 20, 1999
- Hail, June 4, 1999
- Hail, June 3, 1999
- Tornado, May 28, 1999
- Funnel Cloud, May 18, 1999
- Hail, May 7, 1999
- Hail, May 6, 1999
- Hail, April 29, 1999
- Hail, April 28, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 1999
- Lightning, June 29, 1998
- Lightning, June 29, 1998
- Hail, June 29, 1998
- Hail, June 19, 1998
- Hail, May 5, 1998
- Hail, February 28, 1998
- Hail, February 22, 1998
- Tornado, February 22, 1998
- Tornado, February 17, 1998
- Tornado, February 16, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 7, 1998
- Hail, October 27, 1997
- Lightning, August 15, 1997
- Hail, June 26, 1997
- Hail, May 31, 1997
- Tornado, April 23, 1997
- Tornado, April 23, 1997
- Tornado, October 7, 1996
- Tornado, October 7, 1996
- Tornado, October 7, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 1996
- Hail, May 30, 1996
- Hail, March 31, 1996
- Tornado, March 30, 1996
- Hail, March 30, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 1995
- Tornado, March 8, 1995
- Tornado, January 7, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 1994
- Hail, August 3, 1993
- Hail, March 26, 1993
- Hail, March 24, 1993
- Tornado, March 13, 1993
- Hail, July 30, 1992
- Tornado, July 14, 1992
- Hail, July 6, 1992
- Tornado, June 13, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 1992
- Hail, March 25, 1992
- Hail, March 6, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 1991
- Hail, April 20, 1991
- Tornado, March 3, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1990
- Hail, March 29, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 1989
- Tornado, July 12, 1989
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 1988
- Tornado, May 24, 1988
- Tornado, April 19, 1988
- Tornado, January 21, 1988
- Tornado, August 11, 1987
- Tornado, May 5, 1987
- Tornado, April 15, 1987
- Tornado, March 29, 1987
- Tornado, March 14, 1986
- Tornado, February 8, 1986
- Tornado, August 31, 1985
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 1985
- Tornado, June 26, 1984
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lake CountyEvery warning in Lake 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.