Storm History: Lee County, Florida

Events

692

Deaths

83

Injuries

66

Damage

$8.2 billion

Episodes

572

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.

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• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 202260 deaths · $7.0 billion · 2 events here
• Rip Current, March 28, 19972 deaths · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 18, 20052 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 20171 death · $836 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 31, 19601 death · $3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Heat, June 3, 19981 death · 1 event here
• Heat, June 13, 19981 death · 1 event here
• Heat, June 24, 19981 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 5, 20011 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 21, 20021 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 23, 20031 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 17, 20041 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 8, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 4, 20061 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 10, 20071 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, October 3, 20121 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 22, 20141 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 13, 20151 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 25, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 29, 20171 death · 1 injured · 1 event here

• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 202260 deaths · $7.0 billion · 2 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 20171 death · $836 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), October 9, 2024$155 million · EF2 · 7 events here
• Wildfire, April 3, 2020$100 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 1993$11 million · F2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, January 16, 2022$10 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 19931 injured · $5.5 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 30, 19931 injured · $5.5 million · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 16, 20071 injured · $4.1 million · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 6, 1982$2.5 million · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 9, 198612 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 25, 19861 injured · $2.5 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 4, 1988$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 1989$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 17, 2000$2.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 9, 20163 injured · $2.0 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Wildfire, April 21, 2017$1.8 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 17, 2000$1.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, February 23, 2000$750,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 21, 20211 injured · $750,000 · EF1 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 14, 19682 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 31, 19652 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 18, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2001$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 4, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 1995$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 16, 1995$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, February 23, 19652 injured · $50,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 31, 19601 death · $3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 20171 death · $836 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 1962$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 19641 injured · $3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 3, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 3, 1971$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 1972F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1972$300,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 26, 1982$25,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 20, 1983F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 198612 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 4, 1988$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 1989$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 1993$11 million · F2 · 6 events here

Every tornado in Lee County, with its track

• Tornado, June 28, 2026$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, May 21, 20261 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2026$450,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Funnel Cloud, May 13, 20261 event here
• Funnel Cloud, April 27, 20261 event here
• Funnel Cloud, April 6, 20261 event here
• Flood, September 17, 20251 event here
• Flood, September 10, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20252 events here
• Lightning, July 4, 20251 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 2, 20251 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 11, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), October 9, 2024$155 million · EF2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, August 4, 2024EF0 · 2 events here
• Funnel Cloud, July 15, 20242 events here
• Tornado, June 30, 20241 event here
• Flood, June 12, 2024$30,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 202451 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 15, 2024$500,000 · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, December 17, 20231 event here
• High Wind, November 15, 202351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, October 1, 20231 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 30, 20232 events here
• Funnel Cloud, August 17, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 202359 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2023$3,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2023$5,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, November 10, 20222 events here
• Flood, October 9, 20221 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 202260 deaths · $7.0 billion · 2 events here
• Lightning, September 7, 2022$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 8, 2022$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20220.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 26, 20221 event here
• Flood, June 20, 20221 event here
• Flood, June 18, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 4, 20221 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2022$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2022$25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 2022$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 16, 2022$10 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, December 21, 20211 injured · $750,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2021$10,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 24, 20211 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, July 6, 2021$15,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 21, 2020$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 30, 2020$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2020$100,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, November 8, 20201 event here
• Flood, September 7, 20202 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 202053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 13, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202051 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 202053 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 13, 20202 events here
• Wildfire, May 22, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Wildfire, April 3, 2020$100 million · 1 event here
• Dust Devil, March 27, 20201 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 2019$600,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 9, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2019$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 20, 2019$25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2019$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 20, 2018EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20180.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20180.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 27, 2018$500,000 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 20171 death · $836 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 26, 2017$400,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2017$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2017$15,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 22, 20171 injured · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 29, 20171 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 201753 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, April 21, 2017$1.8 million · 1 event here
• Dust Devil, April 8, 2017$30,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 20171 injured · $115,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Wildfire, March 5, 20171 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, October 6, 20162 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 1, 20162 events here
• Tornado, August 13, 2016$20,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 25, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 201653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 17, 2016$35,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 15, 2016$715,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, January 9, 20163 injured · $2.0 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2015$500 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 24, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20151.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 13, 20151 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 2015$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 2015$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 5, 2015$3,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2014$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2014$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 22, 20141 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 2014$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2014$10,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 23, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2013$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20130.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, October 3, 20121 death · 1 event here
• Flood, August 6, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20120.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 18, 20112 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2011$3,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 12, 20111.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2011$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 25, 2011$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2010$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2010$26,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 16, 2010$60,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 11, 2010EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 25, 20092 injured · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 16, 2009$103,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2009$3,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2009$8,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 2009$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 30, 2008$3,000 · 1 event here
• Storm Surge/Tide, September 9, 20081 event here
• Flood, August 20, 2008$500,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 18, 20081 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 18, 20082 events here
• Lightning, July 15, 20081 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 12, 20081 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2008$110,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20081.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20081.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 20081 injured · $100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 16, 20071 injured · $4.1 million · EF1 · 3 events here
• Lightning, September 11, 2007$350,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 10, 20071 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 200764 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20070.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20070.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 12, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 5, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 4, 20061 death · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 30, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 200651 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 14, 20061 injured · $114,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 200653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 23, 2006$200,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 22, 2006$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2006$40,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 2, 20061 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 23, 20051 event here
• Lightning, August 18, 20052 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, August 14, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 8, 20051 event here
• Lightning, May 31, 2005$30,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 8, 20051 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, October 21, 2004$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 19, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 19, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 2004F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 12, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 200450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 3, 20041 injured · $5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2004$40,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 200450 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 2004$35,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 17, 20041 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2004$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 16, 2003$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20031 event here
• Lightning, September 5, 20031 injured · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 23, 20031 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2003$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 200355 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 12, 2003$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2003$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2003$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 2003$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 2003F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 16, 20021 event here
• Funnel Cloud, September 20, 20021 event here
• Lightning, August 21, 20021 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 29, 2002F0 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 25, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2002$10,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 18, 2002$90,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 28, 20021 event here
• Tornado, September 14, 2001$10,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 14, 2001$10,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 30, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2001$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 29, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2001$100,000 · 1 event here
• Waterspout, August 13, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2001$150,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2001$25,000 · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 5, 20011 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2001$25,000 · 1 event here
• Waterspout, July 15, 20011 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2001$75,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 2001$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2001$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2001$40,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2001$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Waterspout, June 9, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2001$30,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 4, 2000$200,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 17, 2000$2.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 17, 2000$250,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 17, 2000$1.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2000$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 30, 2000$50,000 · 1 event here
• Waterspout, August 30, 20001 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2000$56,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 21, 2000$75,000 · F0 · 1 event here

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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.