Storm History: Okaloosa County, Florida
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Okaloosa 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
- 608
- Deaths
- 25
- Injuries
- 195
- Damage
- $102 million
- Episodes
- 450
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 183 | 0 | 0 | $7.9 million |
| Tornado | 165 | 4 | 124 | $42 million |
| Hail | 80 | 0 | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 70 | 1 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| Lightning | 44 | 5 | 49 | $1.3 million |
| Rip Current | 19 | 15 | 21 | |
| Tropical Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 0 | 0 | $47 million |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
The deadliest
- Rip Current, August 1, 2018
- Rip Current, September 1, 2021
- Tornado, January 5, 1962
- Tornado, December 10, 1967
- Tornado, October 4, 1995
- Tornado, May 26, 1973
- Lightning, April 18, 1996
- Lightning, March 6, 1999
- Rip Current, April 23, 1999
- Rip Current, June 6, 2001
- Rip Current, June 8, 2003
- Rip Current, June 8, 2003
- Lightning, October 26, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2009
- Lightning, August 5, 2016
- Lightning, July 10, 2017
- Rip Current, June 22, 2019
- Rip Current, October 9, 2020
- Rip Current, December 11, 2021
- Rip Current, April 7, 2023
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 2020
- Tornado, May 1, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 1998
- Tornado, October 28, 1985
- Tornado, January 5, 1962
- Tornado, December 25, 1964
- Tornado, December 10, 1967
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2003
- Tornado, January 13, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, March 8, 1998
- Hail, July 2, 2009
- Tornado, December 31, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 1993
- Tornado, December 1, 1996
- Tornado, April 22, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2017
- Tornado, March 18, 2022
- Lightning, July 9, 2005
- Tornado, October 4, 1995
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, January 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2009
- Hail, April 2, 2009
- Hail, July 12, 2000
- Hail, August 29, 2000
- Hail, July 12, 1999
- Hail, April 11, 1995
- Hail, July 17, 1995
- Hail, March 30, 1993
- Hail, March 31, 1993
- Hail, February 20, 1989
- Hail, May 10, 1988
- Hail, May 21, 1985
- Hail, March 18, 1972
- Hail, March 13, 1971
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, December 10, 1967
- Tornado, March 31, 1962
- Tornado, December 25, 1964
- Tornado, February 27, 1984
- Tornado, February 15, 2016
- Tornado, February 23, 2016
- Tornado, January 5, 1962
- Tornado, May 26, 1973
- Tornado, October 4, 1995
- Tornado, March 6, 1958
- Tornado, June 20, 1961
- Tornado, June 10, 1965
- Tornado, December 25, 1969
- Tornado, May 8, 1971
- Tornado, May 12, 1971
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2026
- Hail, June 25, 2025
- Tornado, May 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2025
- Rip Current, August 31, 2024
- Rip Current, May 14, 2024
- Tornado, May 10, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2024
- Tornado, January 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2023
- Tornado, June 14, 2023
- Rip Current, April 28, 2023
- Rip Current, April 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 30, 2022
- Tornado, October 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2022
- Hail, May 6, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Tornado, March 18, 2022
- Rip Current, December 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2021
- Rip Current, September 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2021
- Tropical Storm, June 19, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2021
- Rip Current, October 9, 2020
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2020
- Tornado, April 23, 2020
- Tornado, April 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2019
- Rip Current, June 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2019
- Tornado, November 5, 2018
- Tropical Storm, October 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2018
- Rip Current, August 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018
- Tornado, April 22, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 4, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, October 7, 2017
- Lightning, July 10, 2017
- Tornado, June 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2017
- Hail, January 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, January 2, 2017
- Tornado, November 30, 2016
- Lightning, August 5, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2016
- Hail, March 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2016
- Tornado, February 23, 2016
- Tornado, February 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, February 3, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 22, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2015
- Lightning, August 12, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2015
- Hail, June 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2014
- Flood, March 28, 2014
- Flood, March 16, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2013
- Tornado, July 5, 2013
- Flood, August 7, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2012
- Lightning, March 30, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 26, 2012
- Tornado, September 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2011
- Hail, June 8, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 18, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2010
- Hail, May 29, 2010
- Lightning, February 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 20, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2009
- Tornado, December 2, 2009
- Storm Surge/Tide, August 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2009
- Hail, July 2, 2009
- Hail, July 2, 2009
- Hail, April 2, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2009
- Lightning, March 27, 2009
- Funnel Cloud, March 26, 2009
- Tornado, September 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 5, 2008
- Flash Flood, October 19, 2007
- Lightning, July 2, 2007
- Hail, July 1, 2007
- Lightning, June 12, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2006
- Funnel Cloud, October 27, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 22, 2006
- Lightning, August 9, 2006
- Lightning, August 4, 2006
- Hail, July 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2006
- Tornado, January 13, 2006
- Hail, January 1, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2005
- Tornado, August 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2005
- Tornado, August 28, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2005
- Lightning, July 9, 2005
- Tornado, July 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2005
- Lightning, May 19, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2005
- Hail, April 6, 2005
- Hail, April 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2005
- Lightning, April 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2005
- Lightning, March 27, 2005
- Hail, March 26, 2005
- Hail, March 26, 2005
- Tornado, December 22, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 19, 2004
- Funnel Cloud, October 19, 2004
- Funnel Cloud, October 19, 2004
- Lightning, August 10, 2004
- Lightning, July 15, 2004
- Hail, July 15, 2004
- Lightning, July 13, 2004
- Lightning, July 8, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2004
- Lightning, June 21, 2004
- Lightning, June 20, 2004
- Hail, May 18, 2004
- Lightning, October 26, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2003
- Lightning, June 11, 2003
- Rip Current, June 8, 2003
- Rip Current, June 8, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2003
- Lightning, June 5, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2003
- Lightning, May 15, 2003
- Lightning, May 3, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Tornado, April 25, 2003
- Tornado, April 25, 2003
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2003
- Rip Current, March 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2003
- Tornado, December 31, 2002
- Tornado, October 14, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2002
- Tornado, September 25, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2002
- Tornado, September 25, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2002
- Hail, July 20, 2002
- Hail, July 3, 2002
- Lightning, July 2, 2002
- Lightning, July 2, 2002
- Hail, April 29, 2002
- Waterspout, August 28, 2001
- Hail, August 18, 2001
- Lightning, August 18, 2001
- Waterspout, July 26, 2001
- Waterspout, July 24, 2001
- Tornado, July 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2001
- Rip Current, June 6, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2001
- Hail, March 12, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2001
- Waterspout, March 12, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 19, 2001
- Waterspout, January 19, 2001
- Waterspout, October 6, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 6, 2000
- Hail, August 29, 2000
- Hail, August 20, 2000
- Hail, August 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2000
- Hail, August 18, 2000
- Tornado, August 18, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2000
- Funnel Cloud, July 13, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2000
- Hail, July 13, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2000
- Hail, July 12, 2000
- Hail, July 12, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2000
- Funnel Cloud, July 10, 2000
- Lightning, June 15, 2000
- Hail, April 24, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2000
- Lightning, February 14, 2000
- Hail, July 12, 1999
- Waterspout, June 23, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 1999
- Hail, June 4, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Okaloosa CountyEvery warning in Okaloosa 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.