Storm History: Miami-Dade County, Florida
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Miami-Dade 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
- 1,634
- Deaths
- 72
- Injuries
- 291
- Damage
- $3.0 billion
- Episodes
- 1,066
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 | 315 | 0 | 6 | $5.3 million |
| Tornado | 259 | 2 | 164 | $203 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 222 | 1 | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Flood | 111 | 0 | 1 | $953 million |
| Drought | 109 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 106 | 0 | 3 | $307 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 80 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 78 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Waterspout | 70 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 55 | 8 | 49 | $237,000 |
| Rip Current | 47 | 36 | 28 | |
| Tropical Storm | 47 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Wildfire | 28 | 0 | 0 | $425,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 24 | 20 | 6 | $1.2 billion |
| Frost/Freeze | 20 | 1 | 7 | $289 million |
| Heavy Rain | 19 | 0 | 0 | $485,000 |
| Heat | 11 | 3 | 17 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 8 | 1 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | $25 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $13,000 |
| Tropical Depression | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 8 |
The deadliest
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 9, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 25, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 10, 1996
- Rip Current, July 28, 1996
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 24, 2005
- Rip Current, August 18, 2013
- Rip Current, May 3, 2015
- Rip Current, May 17, 2016
- Rip Current, March 31, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, January 9, 2010
- Tornado, March 27, 2003
- Tornado, March 13, 1993
- Lightning, August 8, 2015
- High Wind, October 26, 2001
- Rip Current, June 2, 1996
- Rip Current, July 13, 1996
- Rip Current, July 13, 1996
- Lightning, August 1, 1997
- Rip Current, June 9, 1998
- Rip Current, May 31, 1999
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, October 3, 2000
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 25, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 14, 1999
- Flash Flood, October 15, 1999
- Frost/Freeze, January 9, 2010
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 9, 2017
- Tornado, February 2, 1998
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 4, 2004
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2001
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 24, 1998
- Flood, December 10, 2000
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 25, 2004
- Tornado, March 27, 2003
- Hail, February 13, 1995
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2024
- Tornado, December 20, 1973
- Tornado, February 19, 1968
- Tornado, June 17, 1959
- Tornado, March 6, 1982
- Tornado, May 27, 1982
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 10, 1956
- Tornado, June 17, 1959
- Tornado, March 5, 1970
- Tornado, October 9, 2024
- Tornado, March 13, 1993
- Tornado, March 27, 2003
- Tornado, October 14, 1964
- Tornado, February 19, 1968
- Tornado, August 30, 1968
- Tornado, September 12, 1968
- Tornado, June 22, 1971
- Tornado, December 20, 1973
- Tornado, June 17, 1982
- Tornado, February 2, 1983
- Tornado, March 17, 1983
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Wildfire, June 15, 2026
- Flood, June 2, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Wildfire, May 9, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Wildfire, May 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 7, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, February 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Drought, January 13, 2026
- Coastal Flood, October 4, 2025
- Funnel Cloud, October 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2025
- Flood, September 21, 2025
- Flood, September 11, 2025
- Flood, September 8, 2025
- Flood, September 5, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Flood, August 7, 2025
- Drought, August 1, 2025
- Flood, July 22, 2025
- Wildfire, July 8, 2025
- Drought, July 8, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Tornado, May 12, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Rip Current, April 20, 2025
- Rip Current, April 5, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Wildfire, April 1, 2025
- Flood, March 30, 2025
- Hail, March 25, 2025
- Wildfire, March 12, 2025
- Drought, March 4, 2025
- Flood, February 18, 2025
- Coastal Flood, October 18, 2024
- Tornado, October 9, 2024
- Flood, October 6, 2024
- Tornado, September 25, 2024
- Coastal Flood, September 19, 2024
- Flood, September 13, 2024
- Strong Wind, September 11, 2024
- Flood, September 10, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2024
- Flood, August 15, 2024
- Storm Surge/Tide, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2024
- Flood, June 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2024
- Flood, May 21, 2024
- Flood, April 30, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 2024
- Tornado, February 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 4, 2024
- Flash Flood, November 15, 2023
- Coastal Flood, October 26, 2023
- Flood, October 9, 2023
- Flood, October 1, 2023
- Coastal Flood, September 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2023
- Flood, August 31, 2023
- Storm Surge/Tide, August 29, 2023
- Flood, August 17, 2023
- Flood, August 15, 2023
- Heat, July 6, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2023
- Flood, June 8, 2023
- Flood, June 6, 2023
- Lightning, June 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2023
- Tornado, May 25, 2023
- Hail, May 24, 2023
- Funnel Cloud, May 23, 2023
- Flood, April 24, 2023
- Hail, April 17, 2023
- Flood, April 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2023
- Tornado, April 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Flood, March 29, 2023
- Drought, March 28, 2023
- Flash Flood, November 20, 2022
- Funnel Cloud, November 16, 2022
- Tropical Storm, November 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2022
- Flood, October 9, 2022
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 27, 2022
- Heat, July 11, 2022
- Rip Current, July 2, 2022
- Flood, June 10, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2022
- Lightning, May 30, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2022
- Hail, May 15, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2022
- Hail, April 4, 2022
- Hail, April 3, 2022
- Hail, March 20, 2022
- Tornado, January 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, January 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 21, 2021
- Flash Flood, November 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, November 5, 2021
- Flood, October 22, 2021
- Flood, September 23, 2021
- Flood, September 22, 2021
- Flood, September 17, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2021
- Flood, July 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2021
- Tropical Depression, July 6, 2021
- Flood, June 28, 2021
- Flood, June 15, 2021
- Wildfire, June 1, 2021
- Flood, May 6, 2021
- Funnel Cloud, April 30, 2021
- Hail, April 11, 2021
- Rip Current, March 31, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2021
- Flash Flood, November 12, 2020
- Tropical Storm, November 8, 2020
- Coastal Flood, October 19, 2020
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2020
- Coastal Flood, September 29, 2020
- Flood, September 26, 2020
- Flood, September 24, 2020
- Coastal Flood, September 21, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2020
- Flood, September 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2020
- Tornado, August 19, 2020
- Flood, August 5, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 1, 2020
- Flood, July 5, 2020
- Lightning, June 3, 2020
- Flood, May 26, 2020
- Tornado, May 25, 2020
- Flood, May 24, 2020
- Tornado, May 21, 2020
- Hail, May 20, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2020
- Flood, May 17, 2020
- Flood, May 15, 2020
- Wildfire, May 7, 2020
- Drought, May 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2020
- Drought, April 21, 2020
- Flood, April 11, 2020
- Flood, February 1, 2020
- Rip Current, December 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2019
- Coastal Flood, November 15, 2019
- Coastal Flood, November 12, 2019
- Funnel Cloud, November 1, 2019
- Coastal Flood, October 13, 2019
- Flood, October 11, 2019
- Coastal Flood, October 1, 2019
- Coastal Flood, September 27, 2019
- Tropical Storm, September 3, 2019
- Coastal Flood, August 31, 2019
- Flood, August 30, 2019
- Flood, August 27, 2019
- Flood, August 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2019
- Flood, August 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2019
- Coastal Flood, August 2, 2019
- Lightning, July 26, 2019
- Tornado, July 25, 2019
- Lightning, July 23, 2019
- Funnel Cloud, July 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2019
- Flood, July 8, 2019
- Wildfire, June 28, 2019
- Flood, June 24, 2019
- Flood, May 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2019
- Flood, May 5, 2019
- Tornado, May 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2019
- Strong Wind, March 28, 2019
- Tornado, January 27, 2019
- Coastal Flood, December 21, 2018
- Rip Current, October 31, 2018
- Coastal Flood, October 8, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, September 8, 2018
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2018
- Hail, August 9, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, July 25, 2018
- Tornado, July 20, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, July 11, 2018
- Tornado, July 10, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, June 29, 2018
- Flood, June 28, 2018
- Flood, June 14, 2018
- Tornado, May 29, 2018
- Drought, May 1, 2018
- Drought, May 1, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, April 4, 2018
- Drought, April 3, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 9, 2017
- Coastal Flood, November 5, 2017
- Tornado, October 28, 2017
- Coastal Flood, October 21, 2017
- Coastal Flood, October 3, 2017
- Funnel Cloud, September 19, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 9, 2017
- Lightning, August 14, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2017
- Heat, July 25, 2017
- Flood, July 21, 2017
- Flood, July 16, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2017
- Funnel Cloud, May 26, 2017
- Rip Current, April 28, 2017
- Tornado, January 23, 2017
- Funnel Cloud, November 14, 2016
- Coastal Flood, November 12, 2016
- Coastal Flood, October 15, 2016
- Coastal Flood, October 12, 2016
- Tropical Storm, October 6, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2016
- Rip Current, August 14, 2016
- Lightning, August 2, 2016
- Lightning, July 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2016
- Hail, May 24, 2016
- Flood, May 18, 2016
- Rip Current, May 17, 2016
- Hail, May 4, 2016
- Hail, March 29, 2016
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Miami-Dade CountyEvery warning in Miami-Dade 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.