Storm History: Sarasota County, Florida

Events

414

Deaths

17

Injuries

138

Damage

$2.1 billion

Episodes

357

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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• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 20228 deaths · $2.0 billion · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 17, 19852 deaths · 45 injured · $25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 20171 death · $50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 26, 19981 death · $30,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 15, 20141 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 26, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 17, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 24, 20181 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 4, 20241 death · EF0 · 2 events here

• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 20228 deaths · $2.0 billion · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 17, 19852 deaths · 45 injured · $25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 2017$13 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 17, 20162 injured · $12 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 11, 2024$11 million · 3 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 1, 2016$4.8 million · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 19, 1973$2.5 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 13, 1997$2.3 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 20221 injured · $1.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 31, 2006$550,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 19682 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 1994$500,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 1998$500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 19, 1998$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 2, 1999$350,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2009$350,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 3, 19718 injured · $325,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2012$315,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Tropical Storm, June 6, 2016$305,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 3, 1970$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here

• Hail, March 18, 19952 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2002$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 2000$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 19891.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 19891.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 19811.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 25, 19691.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 2012$50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 2022$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 22, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 29, 20161 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 17, 19852 deaths · 45 injured · $25 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 19, 1958$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 1978F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 1951$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 31, 1960F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 9, 19682 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 11, 1968$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 1969$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 3, 1970$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 3, 1971$3,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 3, 19718 injured · $325,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 24, 1983F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 1986F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 1993$5,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 1993$105,000 · F2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Sarasota County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2025$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), October 9, 2024EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 4, 20241 death · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 11, 2024$11 million · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 9, 2024$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 11, 2023$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 30, 20231 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 30, 20232 events here
• Tornado, December 15, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, November 10, 20222 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 28, 20228 deaths · $2.0 billion · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 2022$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 20221 injured · $1.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 12, 2022$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 21, 2021$50,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, July 6, 2021$200,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2021$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 11, 2020EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 16, 20201 injured · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 2020EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 22, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 16, 2019$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2019$40,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 201960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 20, 2018$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 10, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 2018$50,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 24, 20181 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 17, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, January 18, 20181 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 8, 2017$13 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 26, 20171 death · $50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2017$2,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 31, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20170.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 13, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 2017$150,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 2, 20160.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 1, 2016$4.8 million · 3 events here
• Flood, August 31, 20161 event here
• Lightning, August 26, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 2016$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 6, 2016$305,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 17, 20162 injured · $12 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 15, 2016$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2015$7,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2015$5,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 24, 2015$20,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 27, 20142 events here
• Lightning, July 15, 20141 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2014$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 17, 20141 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20130.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 2013$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 5, 201252 injured · $140,000 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, September 21, 20121 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 2012$20,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 2012$50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2012$315,000 · EF2 · 5 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 201260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2011$15,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2011$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 29, 20101 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 11, 2010EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2009$350,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2009$50,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 20091 injured · $2,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 2, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 15, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 20081 injured · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 24, 2007$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 31, 2006$550,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 11, 2006F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, February 4, 2006$230,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 23, 20051 event here
• Lightning, August 22, 2005$3,000 · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 9, 20051 event here
• Lightning, May 4, 20051 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 20055 injured · $10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 27, 20051 event here
• Lightning, July 4, 2004$25,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 19, 2003$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 2003$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2003$200,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 200355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20031 event here
• Lightning, June 15, 20031 injured · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 23, 2003$2,000 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, May 19, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 200355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 17, 2003$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 2003$150,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 31, 2002$15,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 16, 20021 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 14, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 200250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 2, 20021 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2002$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Dust Devil, April 22, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2001$50,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 18, 2001$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 23, 20011 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2001F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 17, 2001$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Waterspout, March 29, 20011 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2001$150,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, February 19, 20011 injured · $100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 17, 2000$60,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 17, 2000$100,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 24, 2000F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 12, 2000$75,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2000$75,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 2000$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Waterspout, July 25, 20001 event here
• Wildfire, May 14, 20001 event here
• Wildfire, May 14, 20001 event here
• Wildfire, April 29, 2000$250,000 · 1 event here
• Waterspout, September 18, 19991 event here
• Flood, September 8, 1999$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 1999$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 1999$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 16, 1999$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 1999$40,000 · 1 event here
• Waterspout, July 23, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 1999$5,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 13, 19991 injured · 1 event here
• Flood, July 2, 1999$25,000 · 1 event here
• Waterspout, June 29, 19991 event here
• Lightning, June 5, 1999$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1999$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 19991 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 29, 19991 event here
• Lightning, May 19, 19991 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 1999$80,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 1, 1999$10,000 · 1 event here
• Waterspout, January 2, 19991 event here
• Tornado, January 2, 1999$250,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 2, 1999$350,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 26, 19981 death · $30,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 1, 1998$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 1998$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 22, 1998$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 19, 1998$5,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 9, 1998$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 13, 1998$15,000 · 1 event here
• Waterspout, July 9, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 19981 injured · $12,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 19981 injured · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Rip Current, April 19, 19981 injured · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 1998$60,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 20, 19980.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 19, 1998$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 19, 1998$200,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 1998$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 1998$42,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 1998$75,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 1998$60,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 1998$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 19981 event here
• Hail, March 1, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 1998$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 1998$500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 17, 1998$4,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 17, 1998$200,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Waterspout, February 17, 19981 event here
• Flood, February 17, 1998$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 17, 1998$40,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 2, 1998$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 1, 1998$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 23, 1998$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 23, 1998$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 16, 1998$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, January 1, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, December 13, 1997$80,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 13, 1997$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 5, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, November 13, 1997$2.3 million · 1 event here
• Flood, November 13, 1997$100,000 · 1 event here
• Waterspout, October 31, 19971 event here
• Tornado, October 31, 1997F0 · 1 event here
• Waterspout, October 31, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 1997$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 26, 1997$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 20, 1997$185,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 1997$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 1997$1,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 199752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 1997$125,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 1997$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 23, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 1997$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 23, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 1997$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 1997$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 1997$10,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 9, 1997F0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 23, 1996$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 23, 1996F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 19960.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 199652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 23, 1996$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 19960.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 19960.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 5, 19961 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 1996$20,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 1996$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 19960.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Waterspout, July 6, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 1996$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 4, 1995F2 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 15, 19951.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 19950.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 1995$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 1995$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 18, 19952 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 13, 1994$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 1994F0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 1994$500 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 1, 1994$5,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 16, 1994$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 1994$500,000 · F0 · 2 events here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1963
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• 1951

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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.