Winter Storm in Florida
Every winter storm event the National Weather Service has filed in Florida, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
The most significant on the map
The most significant winter storm episodes in Florida.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 57
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $5.0 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Florida, January 21 to 22, 2025A historic winter storm affected the tri-state area during mid January. A shortwave embedded within a larger 500mb trough dove south over Utah before sharpening and moving over the Four Corners region on the 20th.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Florida, January 28 to 30, 2014The third winter storm to impact the NWS Tallahassee County warning area in five years brought a wintry mix of precipitation to virtually the entire forecast area. The predominant precipitation types were sleet and freezing rain.
- Winter Storm in Florida, March 10 to 11, 1996A strong Nor'easter with winds of 50 to 60 mph caused damage at Flagler Beach - Lost about 100 feer of the 840-foot pier. Winds damaged numerous roofs, car ports, downed trees and power lines.
- Winter Storm in Florida, December 15, 1997A strong Low pressure system whipped up seas of 10 to 12 feet, causing moderate beach erosion. The storm damaged the Flagler Beach Pier. An employee, 36, male, of a firm rebuilding the pier was tossed into the water and floated to shore about 10 blocks South of the pier.
- Winter Storm in Florida, March 10 to 11, 1996A strong Nor'easter with winds of 50 to 60 mph caused damage at Atlantic Beach - Between one-third and one-half of the sand added during last summer's beach rnourishment project was washed away.
- Winter Storm in Florida, March 10 to 11, 1996A strong Nor'easter with winds of 50 to 60 mph caused damage at Amelia Island - (Beach Erosion) Lost six to 12 feet of beach at Amelia Island Plantation resort and on the Island's South end.
- Winter Storm in Florida, March 10 to 11, 1996A strong Nor'easter with winds of 50 to 60 mph caused damage at St. Augustine - Bridge of the Lions over the Matanzas River was closed for a few hours as winds gusted to 56 mph. St. Augustine Beach - About half of the beach renourishment project south of City Hall was wiped out.
- Winter Storm in Florida, January 21 to 22, 2025A rare winter storm impacted the southeast region as a surface low tracked eastward across the Gulf Coast region with cold air across the region.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Florida, January 3, 2018Early in the morning of January 3rd, portions of north Florida and south Georgia had a mix of wintry precipitation.
- Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in Florida, January 3, 2018An unseasonably deep cold airmass was in place across the southeast region. An area of low pressure deepened near the Bahamas during the day as a vigorous upper level trough swept over the region from the west.
- Winter Storm and Sleet in Florida, January 28 to 29, 2014An area of low pressure moved across the northern Gulf of Mexico January 28th and 29th. This system spread moisture northward across a very cold arctic airmass in place across the deep south. The precipitation fell as a mix of freezing rain and sleet across the Florida panhandle.
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Florida, February 12, 2010An area of low pressure moved across the north central Gulf. Heavy rain changed over to snow across portions of the central gulf coast as the low moved to the east. Snowfall accumulations ranged from a dusting to as much as 2 inches across the interior western Florida panhandle.
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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.