Storm History: Manatee County, Florida
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Manatee 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
- 497
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 51
- Damage
- $1.1 billion
- Episodes
- 420
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 | 159 | 6 | 28 | $21 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 100 | 0 | 1 | $2.1 million |
| Hail | 92 | 0 | 6 | $3.2 million |
| Flood | 40 | 0 | 0 | $4.8 million |
| Lightning | 33 | 4 | 16 | $6.4 million |
| Waterspout | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 17 | 0 | 0 | $5.4 million |
| Flash Flood | 12 | 1 | 0 | $5.3 million |
| Heavy Rain | 8 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 8 | 5 | 0 | $1.0 billion |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 2 | 0 | 0 | $400,000 |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | $170,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Rip Current | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 2022
- Tornado, November 11, 2020
- Tornado, January 17, 2016
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 2017
- Tornado, August 26, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2003
- Tornado, March 13, 1993
- Lightning, July 29, 2000
- Rip Current, September 22, 2002
- Lightning, July 7, 2004
- Lightning, June 13, 2016
- Lightning, September 7, 2021
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 2022
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 2017
- Tornado, November 11, 2020
- Tropical Storm, September 1, 2016
- Lightning, March 14, 1999
- Hail, May 4, 1996
- Flood, October 31, 1997
- Tornado, July 21, 2007
- Tornado, August 26, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2003
- Flash Flood, January 23, 1998
- Lightning, August 15, 2006
- Tornado, March 13, 1993
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2000
- Tornado, April 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2001
- Tornado, July 1, 2009
- Tornado, February 1, 1972
- Flood, December 27, 1997
- Lightning, August 14, 2002
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, October 31, 1958
- Tornado, May 4, 1978
- Tornado, October 3, 1992
- Tornado, January 17, 2016
- Tornado, March 13, 1993
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 2017
- Tornado, October 29, 1955
- Tornado, February 10, 1956
- Tornado, August 31, 1961
- Tornado, September 28, 1966
- Tornado, October 18, 1968
- Tornado, December 21, 1969
- Tornado, December 3, 1971
- Tornado, February 1, 1972
- Tornado, March 24, 1983
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, May 26, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2025
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 9, 2024
- Lightning, August 22, 2024
- Tornado, August 4, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2024
- Lightning, July 25, 2024
- Funnel Cloud, June 23, 2024
- Coastal Flood, December 17, 2023
- Tropical Storm, August 30, 2023
- Tropical Storm, November 10, 2022
- Hail, October 15, 2022
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 2022
- Flood, September 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2022
- Lightning, August 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2022
- Flood, June 26, 2022
- Hail, June 15, 2022
- Tornado, May 31, 2022
- Tornado, December 21, 2021
- Tornado, October 28, 2021
- Lightning, September 7, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2021
- Tropical Storm, July 6, 2021
- Tornado, April 10, 2021
- Tornado, November 11, 2020
- Flood, September 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2020
- Tornado, August 9, 2020
- Tornado, July 16, 2020
- Tornado, June 6, 2020
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Heavy Rain, August 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 2019
- Tornado, December 20, 2018
- Hail, August 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2018
- Wildfire, March 24, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, January 18, 2018
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 2017
- Tornado, August 26, 2017
- Tornado, July 31, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2017
- Coastal Flood, January 22, 2017
- Tropical Storm, October 6, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 1, 2016
- Tornado, August 13, 2016
- Hail, July 21, 2016
- Tornado, July 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Lightning, June 13, 2016
- Tropical Storm, June 6, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2016
- Tornado, February 24, 2016
- Tornado, January 17, 2016
- Tornado, October 1, 2015
- Lightning, July 12, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 5, 2015
- Flood, September 27, 2014
- Heavy Rain, September 26, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2014
- Hail, June 27, 2014
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 25, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2013
- Tornado, July 15, 2013
- Tornado, July 9, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2013
- Tornado, June 6, 2013
- Hail, June 8, 2012
- Hail, June 12, 2011
- Tornado, March 30, 2011
- Tornado, January 25, 2011
- Hail, January 17, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2010
- Hail, April 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 2010
- Flood, September 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2009
- Tornado, July 1, 2009
- Hail, May 24, 2009
- Hail, May 20, 2009
- Tornado, April 14, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 2, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Hail, June 12, 2008
- Heavy Rain, October 2, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2007
- Tornado, July 21, 2007
- Hail, July 17, 2007
- Tornado, July 16, 2007
- Hail, June 8, 2007
- Lightning, August 15, 2006
- Lightning, July 29, 2006
- Lightning, July 27, 2006
- Tornado, July 17, 2006
- Lightning, July 13, 2006
- Funnel Cloud, July 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2006
- Heavy Rain, June 10, 2006
- Tornado, July 9, 2005
- Hail, May 3, 2005
- Heavy Rain, February 27, 2005
- Heavy Rain, September 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2004
- Lightning, July 11, 2004
- Lightning, July 7, 2004
- Lightning, July 3, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2004
- Hail, June 27, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2004
- Tornado, June 8, 2004
- Hail, June 8, 2004
- Hail, June 7, 2004
- Tornado, April 12, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2003
- Tornado, June 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 17, 2003
- Flash Flood, December 31, 2002
- Flood, December 13, 2002
- Flood, November 16, 2002
- Rip Current, September 22, 2002
- Lightning, August 14, 2002
- Tornado, July 29, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002
- Lightning, July 28, 2002
- Lightning, July 27, 2002
- Hail, July 25, 2002
- Tornado, June 17, 2002
- Hail, May 16, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2001
- Tornado, September 14, 2001
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2001
- Hail, August 9, 2001
- Hail, July 28, 2001
- Waterspout, July 27, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Tornado, July 1, 2001
- Waterspout, June 28, 2001
- Waterspout, June 26, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2001
- Hail, June 15, 2001
- Hail, June 15, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2001
- Hail, May 3, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2001
- Flash Flood, September 17, 2000
- Tornado, September 9, 2000
- Waterspout, September 5, 2000
- Lightning, August 12, 2000
- Lightning, August 12, 2000
- Waterspout, August 12, 2000
- Hail, August 6, 2000
- Waterspout, August 1, 2000
- Lightning, July 30, 2000
- Lightning, July 29, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2000
- Hail, June 20, 2000
- Tornado, June 20, 2000
- Waterspout, June 19, 2000
- Lightning, June 16, 2000
- Hail, June 16, 2000
- Hail, June 12, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 2000
- Wildfire, March 11, 2000
- Waterspout, September 18, 1999
- Waterspout, August 12, 1999
- Waterspout, July 30, 1999
- Waterspout, July 15, 1999
- Hail, July 15, 1999
- Hail, July 14, 1999
- Tornado, July 9, 1999
- Tornado, July 9, 1999
- Tornado, July 9, 1999
- Waterspout, June 18, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 1999
- Waterspout, May 30, 1999
- Hail, May 30, 1999
- Hail, May 21, 1999
- Hail, May 21, 1999
- Hail, May 21, 1999
- Lightning, May 20, 1999
- Hail, May 19, 1999
- Lightning, May 19, 1999
- Tornado, May 12, 1999
- Hail, May 12, 1999
- Hail, May 11, 1999
- Hail, May 9, 1999
- Hail, May 9, 1999
- Waterspout, April 30, 1999
- Lightning, March 14, 1999
- Storm Surge/Tide, January 2, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 1999
- Flood, October 13, 1998
- Waterspout, September 30, 1998
- Flood, September 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 1998
- Waterspout, September 24, 1998
- Flood, September 20, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 1998
- Lightning, August 9, 1998
- Hail, August 9, 1998
- Lightning, July 30, 1998
- Hail, July 2, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 1998
- Hail, May 5, 1998
- Hail, May 5, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 1998
- Flood, March 19, 1998
- Tornado, March 19, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 1998
- Flood, March 9, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 20, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 19, 1998
- Tornado, February 19, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 19, 1998
- Flood, February 19, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 17, 1998
- Tornado, February 17, 1998
- Flood, February 17, 1998
- Hail, February 16, 1998
- Flood, February 15, 1998
- Flood, February 3, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 23, 1998
- Flood, January 23, 1998
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Manatee CountyEvery warning in Manatee 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.