Storm History: Palm Beach County, Florida
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Palm Beach 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
- 1,499
- Deaths
- 67
- Injuries
- 308
- Damage
- $12 billion
- Episodes
- 1,035
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 | 302 | 4 | 113 | $198 million |
| Hail | 245 | 1 | 7 | $663,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 142 | 1 | 6 | $724,000 |
| Drought | 116 | 0 | 0 | $100 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 115 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 96 | 39 | 103 | $5,000 |
| Flash Flood | 83 | 2 | 0 | $128 million |
| Lightning | 68 | 8 | 52 | $5.4 million |
| Flood | 68 | 0 | 1 | $372,000 |
| Waterspout | 62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 41 | 0 | 8 | $44 million |
| Coastal Flood | 34 | 0 | 1 | $11,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 30 | 0 | 0 | $121 million |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 26 | 6 | 2 | $11 billion |
| Wildfire | 11 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 10 | 0 | 5 | $4.0 million |
| Heavy Rain | 10 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| High Surf | 9 | 3 | 5 | $1,000 |
| High Wind | 7 | 1 | 5 | $320,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Heat | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 5 | 1 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Tropical Depression | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 9, 2017
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2014
- High Surf, April 20, 2003
- Rip Current, September 1, 2003
- Rip Current, May 27, 2007
- Rip Current, May 15, 2010
- Rip Current, November 2, 2024
- Rip Current, November 10, 2024
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 24, 2005
- Tornado, August 18, 2008
- Tornado, October 19, 1958
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 29, 1999
- High Wind, January 14, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 1987
- Rip Current, November 4, 1996
- Rip Current, February 21, 1997
- Lightning, July 12, 1997
- Rip Current, October 11, 1997
- Rip Current, October 17, 1998
- Lightning, June 29, 1999
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 24, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 4, 2004
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 9, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 25, 2004
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 14, 1999
- Flash Flood, October 15, 1999
- Drought, May 1, 2001
- Tornado, October 9, 2024
- Tornado, August 7, 2003
- Frost/Freeze, January 21, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, February 17, 2007
- Tropical Storm, October 6, 2016
- Tornado, July 21, 2007
- Tropical Storm, October 25, 2012
- Tropical Storm, August 26, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2001
- Tornado, January 2, 1999
- Frost/Freeze, December 27, 2010
- Storm Surge/Tide, November 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, March 4, 2013
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 15, 2012
- Hail, March 25, 1992
- Hail, April 15, 2016
- Hail, March 18, 1995
- Tornado, February 23, 1968
- Hail, July 17, 1968
- Hail, June 7, 1962
- Hail, April 26, 2023
- Hail, February 24, 2010
- Hail, May 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2008
- Hail, March 13, 2003
- Hail, May 15, 2000
- Hail, August 2, 1999
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, October 19, 1958
- Tornado, June 17, 1959
- Tornado, October 9, 2024
- Tornado, August 18, 2008
- Tornado, March 18, 1958
- Tornado, July 11, 1963
- Tornado, November 10, 1963
- Tornado, October 14, 1964
- Tornado, March 14, 1965
- Tornado, November 9, 1968
- Tornado, December 10, 1969
- Tornado, February 3, 1970
- Tornado, March 26, 1970
- Tornado, July 22, 1970
- Tornado, March 31, 1972
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 21, 2026
- Flood, June 2, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Flood, April 8, 2026
- Rip Current, April 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Rip Current, March 14, 2026
- Flood, March 13, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Hail, February 28, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, February 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Drought, January 27, 2026
- Drought, January 20, 2026
- Rip Current, December 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 26, 2025
- Coastal Flood, October 9, 2025
- Flood, October 9, 2025
- Coastal Flood, October 4, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2025
- Flood, September 21, 2025
- Flood, September 8, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Strong Wind, August 28, 2025
- Drought, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, August 1, 2025
- Wildfire, July 8, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Tornado, May 24, 2025
- Hail, May 23, 2025
- Tornado, May 12, 2025
- Hail, May 5, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Rip Current, April 12, 2025
- Rip Current, April 11, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Hail, March 31, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- Drought, February 11, 2025
- Coastal Flood, November 16, 2024
- Rip Current, November 10, 2024
- Rip Current, November 6, 2024
- Rip Current, November 2, 2024
- Coastal Flood, October 18, 2024
- Tornado, October 9, 2024
- Tornado, September 25, 2024
- Flood, September 19, 2024
- Storm Surge/Tide, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2024
- Flood, June 3, 2024
- Drought, June 1, 2024
- Hail, May 28, 2024
- Hail, May 19, 2024
- Hail, May 18, 2024
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2024
- Flood, March 3, 2024
- Tornado, January 6, 2024
- Coastal Flood, December 16, 2023
- Flash Flood, November 15, 2023
- Flood, October 1, 2023
- Funnel Cloud, September 27, 2023
- Coastal Flood, September 27, 2023
- Flood, September 25, 2023
- Funnel Cloud, September 22, 2023
- Storm Surge/Tide, August 29, 2023
- Flood, August 17, 2023
- Funnel Cloud, August 10, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2023
- Flood, June 3, 2023
- Hail, May 24, 2023
- Hail, May 19, 2023
- Tornado, April 29, 2023
- Tornado, April 28, 2023
- Hail, April 26, 2023
- Funnel Cloud, April 22, 2023
- Tornado, April 21, 2023
- Hail, April 17, 2023
- Flood, April 16, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Drought, March 21, 2023
- Drought, March 7, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, January 15, 2023
- Rip Current, December 20, 2022
- Tropical Storm, November 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2022
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 27, 2022
- Funnel Cloud, September 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Funnel Cloud, July 11, 2022
- Flood, June 10, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2022
- Hail, May 13, 2022
- Rip Current, May 2, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2022
- Drought, April 19, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2022
- Tornado, April 6, 2022
- Funnel Cloud, April 1, 2022
- Funnel Cloud, March 16, 2022
- Rip Current, March 6, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, January 30, 2022
- Flood, December 19, 2021
- Flood, November 19, 2021
- Coastal Flood, November 5, 2021
- Flood, October 12, 2021
- Strong Wind, August 7, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2021
- Tropical Depression, July 6, 2021
- Funnel Cloud, June 1, 2021
- Flood, May 6, 2021
- Hail, April 11, 2021
- Rip Current, February 22, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, February 4, 2021
- Flood, November 10, 2020
- Tropical Storm, November 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2020
- Flood, October 23, 2020
- Flood, October 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 19, 2020
- Coastal Flood, October 19, 2020
- Lightning, October 16, 2020
- Coastal Flood, October 15, 2020
- Rip Current, October 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2020
- Flood, October 1, 2020
- Coastal Flood, September 21, 2020
- Flood, September 20, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2020
- Tornado, August 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2020
- Funnel Cloud, August 14, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 1, 2020
- Tornado, July 14, 2020
- Funnel Cloud, July 13, 2020
- Flood, July 5, 2020
- Hail, June 29, 2020
- Funnel Cloud, June 22, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2020
- Flood, June 18, 2020
- Flood, June 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2020
- Hail, May 27, 2020
- Tornado, May 21, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2020
- Flood, May 17, 2020
- Hail, April 26, 2020
- Tornado, April 17, 2020
- Flood, February 26, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2020
- Rip Current, December 28, 2019
- Flood, December 28, 2019
- Strong Wind, November 5, 2019
- Flood, October 13, 2019
- Coastal Flood, October 1, 2019
- Rip Current, September 21, 2019
- Tropical Storm, September 3, 2019
- Lightning, August 17, 2019
- Flood, August 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2019
- Lightning, July 30, 2019
- Tornado, July 25, 2019
- Funnel Cloud, July 19, 2019
- Rip Current, July 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2019
- Hail, June 12, 2019
- Hail, June 11, 2019
- Flood, June 8, 2019
- Funnel Cloud, June 6, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2019
- Hail, May 12, 2019
- Hail, May 7, 2019
- Flood, May 5, 2019
- Tornado, May 3, 2019
- Rip Current, April 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2019
- Rip Current, February 21, 2019
- Tornado, January 24, 2019
- Drought, January 15, 2019
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2018
- Hail, August 9, 2018
- Flood, July 22, 2018
- Tornado, July 10, 2018
- Tornado, July 5, 2018
- Tornado, June 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2018
- Hail, June 11, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2018
- Flood, May 20, 2018
- Tornado, May 14, 2018
- Hail, April 24, 2018
- Tornado, April 10, 2018
- Wildfire, April 7, 2018
- Drought, April 3, 2018
- Rip Current, April 2, 2018
- Tornado, March 31, 2018
- High Surf, March 4, 2018
- Rip Current, February 25, 2018
- Coastal Flood, November 5, 2017
- Tornado, October 28, 2017
- Coastal Flood, October 3, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 9, 2017
- Flood, August 20, 2017
- Funnel Cloud, August 10, 2017
- Flood, July 21, 2017
- Hail, July 17, 2017
- Flood, July 16, 2017
- Rip Current, June 25, 2017
- Rip Current, May 16, 2017
- Rip Current, May 13, 2017
- Tornado, May 2, 2017
- Rip Current, April 29, 2017
- Rip Current, April 10, 2017
- Hail, March 23, 2017
- Hail, February 9, 2017
- Tornado, January 23, 2017
- Coastal Flood, November 12, 2016
- Coastal Flood, October 12, 2016
- Tropical Storm, October 6, 2016
- Hail, September 30, 2016
- Lightning, September 29, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 2016
- Rip Current, August 28, 2016
- Hail, July 13, 2016
- Funnel Cloud, July 5, 2016
- Flood, May 18, 2016
- Hail, April 15, 2016
- Hail, March 29, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2016
- Tornado, March 19, 2016
- Tornado, February 16, 2016
- Tornado, January 27, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 15, 2016
- Heavy Rain, December 8, 2015
- Coastal Flood, November 25, 2015
- Heavy Rain, November 13, 2015
- Funnel Cloud, November 10, 2015
- Coastal Flood, October 25, 2015
- Coastal Flood, September 29, 2015
- Coastal Flood, September 24, 2015
- Flood, September 23, 2015
- Funnel Cloud, September 14, 2015
- Lightning, September 11, 2015
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Palm Beach CountyEvery warning in Palm Beach 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.