Storm History: Polk County, Florida

Events

1,028

Deaths

31

Injuries

663

Damage

$1.5 billion

Episodes

853

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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• Tornado, April 4, 19668 deaths · 450 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, January 9, 20085 deaths · 38 injured · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 20173 deaths · $163 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 20222 deaths · $50 million · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 6, 19982 deaths · 1 event here
• High Wind, August 13, 20041 death · 6 injured · $749 million · 94 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 19791 death · 40 injured · $25 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 20121 death · 4 injured · $394,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, February 6, 20011 death · $350,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, May 28, 20011 death · $300,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 23, 19971 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 21, 19981 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 21, 20031 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 4, 20091 death · 26 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, October 8, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 7, 20121 death · 1 event here

• High Wind, August 13, 20041 death · 6 injured · $749 million · 94 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 25, 2004$250 million · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 20173 deaths · $163 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• High Wind, September 5, 2004$94 million · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 20222 deaths · $50 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 19668 deaths · 450 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 19791 death · 40 injured · $25 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 1996$24 million · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 10, 2010$14 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 2019$10 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, December 14, 2010$8.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 1993$6.1 million · F2 · 8 events here
• Tornado, December 27, 199718 injured · $6.0 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 18, 19912 injured · $2.5 million · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 9, 19984 injured · $2.0 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, February 26, 2010$1.8 million · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 2005$1.6 million · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 1996$1.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 8, 1995$1.4 million · F0 · 2 events here
• Wildfire, February 15, 2017$1.1 million · 1 event here

• Hail, March 30, 1996$24 million · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20233 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 19961 injured · $400,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 1996$250,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 1996$150,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20052.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20222 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 1997$100,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 18, 19952 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 19842 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 19722 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 23, 19682 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 29, 19622 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 26, 2023$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here

• Tornado, April 4, 19668 deaths · 450 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 19587 injured · $25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 1970F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 1, 2007$4,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 20173 deaths · $163 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 19791 death · 40 injured · $25 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 20121 death · 4 injured · $394,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, December 18, 1951$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 19, 1963$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 19632 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 12, 1964$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 1967F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 1968$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 1969F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Polk County, with its track

• Hurricane (Typhoon), October 9, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 2024EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 23, 2024$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2024$75,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 30, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2023$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 2023$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20233 in hail · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, November 10, 20221 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 20222 deaths · $50 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2022$3,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 18, 2022$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20222 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 17, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, July 6, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 202151 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2021$35,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 10, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 13, 2021$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 16, 2020$250,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, November 8, 20201 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20200.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 10, 20201 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 2019$10 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 2, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 201954 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2019$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2019$87,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, December 20, 20181 injured · $50,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 2, 2018$5,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2018$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2018$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 18, 20181 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 20173 deaths · $163 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 31, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20170.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2017$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 26, 2017$50,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 21, 2017$75,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, February 15, 2017$1.1 million · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, January 22, 2017$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 6, 20164 events here
• Hail, September 26, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 1, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 6, 20161 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2016$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 2016$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, March 26, 2016$2,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 24, 20160.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 17, 2016$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 26, 2015$750,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2015$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 15, 2015$110,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 201551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2015$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2015$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 20151 injured · $20,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, September 27, 20141 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 26, 2014$15,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2014$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 2014$30,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2014$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 2014$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20141.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 2014$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 2014$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2013$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20130.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20130.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, February 18, 20131 event here
• Frost/Freeze, December 22, 20121 event here
• Lightning, September 7, 20121 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 20121 death · 4 injured · $394,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 18, 20121 injured · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, February 12, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, February 12, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 14, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 4, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 3, 20121 event here
• Lightning, August 27, 20119 injured · $500 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2011$3,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2011$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20111 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20111.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20111.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011$2,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 20117 injured · $507,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, January 25, 2011$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, December 14, 2010$8.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 2010$900,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 2010$113,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 25, 2010$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 11, 20101 injured · $209,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Frost/Freeze, February 26, 2010$1.8 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 10, 2010$14 million · 1 event here
• Heat, October 8, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Hail, August 31, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 12, 2009$35,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 4, 20091 death · 26 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2009$8,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 17, 2009$18,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Lightning, June 16, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2009$15,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 2009$198,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 2009$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, February 4, 20092 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 22, 20091 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 21, 20091 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 20, 20091 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 28, 20081 event here
• Tornado, August 22, 2008$30,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 20, 2008$250,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 19, 20081 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 18, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 15, 20081 event here
• Hail, July 7, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2008$3,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 28, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2008$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2008$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20081 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, April 6, 2008$50,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20081 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 200851 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, January 9, 20085 deaths · 38 injured · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 2, 20082 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 200752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2007$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 200750 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 25, 20071 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 2007$10,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Tropical Storm, June 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20071 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2007$250,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 11, 2007$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, March 2, 2007$150,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20071 event here
• Hail, February 13, 200761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 1, 2007$4,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20071 event here
• Tornado, September 15, 2006F0 · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, September 3, 20061 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 27, 20061 injured · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 24, 20061 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, June 10, 20061 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 3, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20061 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 24, 2005$405,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 23, 2005$10,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 23, 20051 event here
• Tornado, August 12, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2005$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 4, 20051 injured · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 2005$1.6 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 23, 20051 injured · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 7, 2005$46,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20051 in hail · 5 events here
• Lightning, May 18, 2005$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20052.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 2005$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2005$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 23, 20051 event here
• High Wind, December 26, 2004$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, December 15, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, September 26, 2004$350,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 26, 20041 event here
• High Wind, September 25, 2004$250 million · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 6, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 6, 20041 event here
• High Wind, September 5, 2004$94 million · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 4, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 4, 20041 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 2004F0 · 2 events here
• High Wind, August 13, 20041 death · 6 injured · $749 million · 94 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 11, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 200460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2004$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20040.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20041.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20041.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2004$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 24, 2004$10,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, December 21, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 7, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2003$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2003$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 200355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2003$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 24, 20031 event here
• Lightning, June 21, 20031 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2003F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 16, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2003$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2003$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20031 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20031 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 18, 20031 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 7, 20031 event here
• Flood, January 1, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, December 31, 2002$90,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 24, 2002$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 13, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 12, 20021 event here
• Flood, October 23, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 23, 2002$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 4, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2002$5,000 · 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.