Orange County, Florida
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 12095 · population 1,428,790 · 903 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 780 records for Orange County, Florida from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 496 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (315 records). The deadliest single record is the September 10, 2017 tropical storm, filed for the forecast zone Orange, which covers the county: 6 deaths and $132 million in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 39 declarations naming the county since 1977, 37 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Hurricane Milton” on October 11, 2024.
The record, 1950 to 2026
Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $100,000
- $100,000 or more
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more, or a death
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
- 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
- Storm records
- 780on 496 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 35215 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $2.1Bas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 70strongest F3
- FEMA declarations
- 39latest 2024
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.
What hazards hit Orange County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 315 since 1956. 41% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1956 fell in June and July. The rank column places the county among Florida's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 315 | 236 | 1956-2026 | 2 | 8 | $7.4M | 20 of 67 |
| Hail | 276 | 184 | 1960-2024 | 0 | 0 | $91K | 5 of 67 |
| Tornadoes | 70 | 60 | 1950-2025 | 4 | 157 | $118M | 25 of 67 |
| Lightning | 41 | 39 | 1996-2023 | 4 | 50 | $6.5M | 15 of 67 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 27 | 24 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 of 67 |
| Floods | 15 | 12 | 1999-2024 | 0 | 0 | $222M | 60 of 67 |
| Heavy rain | 11 | 11 | 2001-2021 | 0 | 0 | $33M | 29 of 67 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 10 | 10 | 1999-2024 | 20 | 0 | $135M | 63 of 67 |
| Extreme cold | 6 | 5 | 2003-2010 | 0 | 0 | $2.7M | 29 of 67 |
| High wind and dust storms | 4 | 4 | 2004-2021 | 3 | 0 | $1.5B | 31 of 67 |
| Heat | 3 | 3 | 1997-2022 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 of 67 |
| Wildfires | 1 | 1 | 2010-2010 | 1 | 0 | – | 53 of 67 |
| Winter storms | 1 | 1 | 2010-2010 | 0 | 0 | – | 41 of 67 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.
How many tornadoes has Orange County had?
NOAA records 70 tornadoes in Orange County from 1950 to 2025, the strongest rated F3, with 4 deaths and 157 injuries recorded in the county. That is 25th of 67 Florida counties and 228th of 3,080 U.S. counties by days with tornadoes per 1,000 square miles since 1950. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.
Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 70 tornadoes whose track touched Orange County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 70, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 29 people, 4 of them in Orange County.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-22 23:40, as SPC files it | Orlando | F3 | 28 mi | 25 |
| 1998-02-22 22:37, as SPC files it | Clermont to Winter Garden | F3 | 18 mi | 3 |
| 1959-04-02 06:30, as SPC files it | Winter Park | F2 | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| 1981-03-19 00:45, as SPC files it | Oak Ridge to Azalea Park | F3 | 8 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Florida.
Every tornado record filed for Orange County (70)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-26 | Lake Pickett, Orange County | EF0 0.11 mi x 15 yd | 0 | 0 | $8K |
| 2024-06-06 | Piedmont, Orange County | EF0 0.03 mi x 5 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-06-06 | Belle Isle, Orange County | EF1 5.12 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.1M |
| 2020-06-06 | Sky Lake, Orange County | EF0 0.01 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-06-06 | Orlovista, Orange County | EF0 0.01 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018-12-09 | Union Park, Orange County | EF0 0.13 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $47K |
| 2017-07-07 | Tangelo Park, Orange County | EF0 0.05 mi x 15 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016-09-01 | Killarney, Orange County | EF0 1.51 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $26K |
| 2014-07-24 | Christmas, Orange County | EF0 0.25 mi x 15 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2014-03-29 | Wewahatee, Orange County | EF0 2.43 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012-12-10 | Lake Apopka, Orange County | EF0 4.18 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2011-09-19 | Union Park, Orange County | EF0 0.1 mi x 15 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2011-01-17 | Christmas, Orange County | EF0 0.05 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2009-07-15 | Sky Lake, Orange County | EF0 0.14 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $34K |
| 2006-11-07 | Orlando, Orange County | F0 0.8 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $59K |
| 2006-10-07 | Apopka, Orange County | F0 0.1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $102K |
| 2006-06-13 | Apopka, Orange County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $15K |
| 2001-06-03 | Christmas, Orange County | F0 0.3 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998-02-23 | Orlando International Ar, Orange County | F3 24 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 5 | $9.1M |
| 1998-02-22 | Winter Garden, Orange County | F3 14 mi x 200 yd | 3 | 70 | $27M |
| 1997-06-01 | Orlando, Orange County | F0 0.2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $37K |
| 1995-01-07 | Orlando, Orange County | F1 2 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $968K |
| 1994-10-02 | Callahan, Orange County | F1 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $995K |
| 1994-06-17 | Casselberry, Orange County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992-02-25 | Orange County | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 11 | $250K step |
| 1991-03-03 | Orange County | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1990-11-09 | Orange County | F1 2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 9 | $250K step |
| 1986-05-20 | Orange County | F0 2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1983-04-23 | Orange County | F1 6 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1983-02-02 | Orange County | F2 5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 9 | $2.5M step |
| 1983-02-02 | Orange County | F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 1 | $250 step |
| 1983-02-02 | Orange County | F2 1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1982-09-10 | Orange County | F0 0.3 mi x 7 yd | 0 | 0 | $30 step |
| 1982-04-29 | Orange County | F1 0.5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1981-08-27 | Orange County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1981-06-21 | Orange County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $250 step |
| 1981-06-21 | Orange County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1981-06-21 | Orange County | F1 0.5 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1981-06-20 | Orange County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1981-06-10 | Orange County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1981-03-19 | Orange County | F3 8 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | $2.5M step |
| 1978-12-24 | Orange County | F1 0.3 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1978-12-24 | Orange County | F1 0.3 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1978-07-01 | Orange County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $250 step |
| 1978-06-10 | Orange County | F0 0.5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1978-01-08 | Orange County | F2 3 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 23 | $2.5M step |
| 1978-01-08 | Orange County | F2 2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1977-02-24 | Orange County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1976-05-12 | Orange County | F0 0.3 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 1 | $25K step |
| 1976-04-08 | Orange County | F0 0.5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1975-08-06 | Orange County | F1 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1973-05-25 | Orange County | F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 1 | $25K step |
| 1973-01-28 | Orange County | F2 2.7 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 16 | $2.5M step |
| 1972-03-31 | Orange County | F1 0.2 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $30 step |
| 1972-03-31 | Orange County | F1 0.5 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $30 step |
| 1972-02-03 | Orange County | F1 0.2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1971-05-13 | Orange County | F0 2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970-07-09 | Orange County | 0 | 0 | $3K step | |
| 1970-02-03 | Orange County | 0 | 0 | $3K step | |
| 1969-08-14 | Orange County | F1 3.8 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.
When was the last damaging storm in Orange County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the May 26, 2025 tornado ($8,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
Broadcast media relayed video of a brief waterspout over a lake in the Waterford Lakes area. The spout was very brief, but did move onshore, causing minor roof damage to shingles.
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 1259810)
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | Thunderstorm WindOrlando Exec Ar, Orange County | 51 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-08-21 | Thunderstorm WindOrlando International Ar, Orange County | 59 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-08-05 | Thunderstorm WindOrlando Exec Ar, Orange County | 51 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-07-09 | Thunderstorm WindOrlando Exec Ar, Orange County | 57 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-30 | Thunderstorm WindOrlando International Ar, Orange County | 55 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-30 | Funnel CloudTangelo Park, Orange County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-05-27 | Funnel CloudBeulah, Orange County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-05-26 | TornadoLake Pickett, Orange County | EF0 0.11 mi x 15 yd | 0 | 0 | $8K |
| 2025-05-26 | Funnel CloudUnion Park, Orange County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-05-26 | Funnel CloudLake Pickett, Orange County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormOrange County · forecast zone Orange | 5 | 0 | $1.5M | |
| 2024-10-09 | FloodOrlando International Ar, Orange County | 0 | 0 | $14M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.
The deadliest and costliest records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-10 | Tropical StormOrange County · forecast zone Orange Category 3 Hurricane Irma made landfall near Naples during the late afternoon of September 10. Irma then moved northward across west-central Florida during the evening and overnight while weakening to a Category 2 hurricane approximately 60 miles west of Orlando. A long duration of damaging winds occurred across ... | 6 | 0 | $132M | |
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormOrange County · forecast zone Orange Orange County Emergency Management reported scattered instances of downed trees and powerlines due to Hurricane Milton’s winds which surface observations indicate peaked between 55 to 75 mph, locally as high as 87 mph. Rainfall totals ranged between 4 to 8 inches and locally up to 10 inches, which did lead to ... | 5 | 0 | $1.5M | |
| 1998-02-22 | TornadoWinter Garden, Orange County The Lake County tornado moved into Orange County about 5 miles southwest of Winter Garden moving northeast at 45 mph. It rapidly intensified to a category F3 tornado with estimated winds near 200 mph. The tornado moved through Winter Garden between 11:47 pm and 11:55 pm destroying a mobile home community in Winter ... | F3 14 mi x 200 yd | 3 | 70 | $27M |
| 2022-09-28 | Tropical StormOrange County · forecast zone Orange Hurricane Ian's slow movement and large wind field led to a long period of tropical storm force winds in Orange County. Scattered reports of trees and power lines downed, as well as generally minor damage to roofs, awnings, fences, and pool enclosures due to strong winds, which surface observations indicated peaked ... | 3 | 0 | – | |
| 2019-09-02 | Tropical DepressionOrange County · forecast zone Orange In Orange County, wind gusts to minimal tropical storm force occurred in squalls throughout much of the county from approximately 1800LST September 3 to 1100LST September 4. However, there were three indirect hurricane-related fatalities that occurred on September 2 during the evacuation and preparedness phases of the ... | 3 | 0 | – | |
| 2004-08-13 | High WindOrange County · forecast zone Orange Hurricane Charley made landfall over southwest Florida as a category four hurricane with estimated sustained wind speeds of 150 mph. Moving north northeast at about 25 mph Charley crossed central Florida maintaining hurricane intensity through Osceola, Orange, Seminole, and Volusia counties. In Osceola County, ... | 91 kt wind | 3 | 0 | $1.4B |
| 2022-11-10 | Tropical StormOrange County · forecast zone Orange Hurricane Nicole's extensive wind field led to a period of tropical storm force winds and heavy rain in Orange County. Scattered reports of trees downed and some minor structural damage due to strong winds, which surface observations indicated peaked between 55 to 65 mph through the county. At the height of the storm, ... | 2 | 0 | – | |
| 1998-08-16 | LightningOrlando, Orange County Two men were struck and killed by lightning while fishing from a canoe in Lake Mack in Orlando. | 2 | 0 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-08-13 | High WindOrange County · forecast zone Orange | 91 kt wind | 3 | 0 | $1.4B |
| 2022-09-28 | FloodOrlando International Ar, Orange County | 0 | 0 | $208M | |
| 2017-09-10 | Tropical StormOrange County · forecast zone Orange | 6 | 0 | $132M | |
| 2004-09-25 | Strong WindOrange County · forecast zone Orange | 67 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $91M |
| 2004-09-04 | High WindOrange County · forecast zone Orange | 60 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $80M |
| 2001-07-31 | Heavy RainOrlando, Orange County | 0 | 0 | $33M | |
| 1998-02-22 | TornadoWinter Garden, Orange County | F3 14 mi x 200 yd | 3 | 70 | $27M |
| 2024-10-09 | FloodOrlando International Ar, Orange County | 0 | 0 | $14M |
Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $2.5M, in the dollars of the day) holds: January 8, 1978 (tornado, Orange County); January 28, 1973 (tornado, Orange County); February 2, 1983 (tornado, Orange County).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.
Is it getting more frequent?
Records per decade for Orange County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 2 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 83 | 65 | 79 | 37 |
| Hail | 0 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 81 | 88 | 56 | 28 |
| Tornadoes | 5 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Lightning | – | – | – | – | 7 | 21 | 12 | 1 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | – | – | – | – | 5 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
41% of its severe thunderstorm wind events since 1956 fell in June and July. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 19 · Feb 32 · Mar 77 · Apr 69 · May 115 · Jun 165 · Jul 137 · Aug 75 · Sep 52 · Oct 18 · Nov 8 · Dec 13 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Orange County
FEMA's register lists 39 declarations that include Orange County: 21 major disasters, 15 emergencies and 3 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (19) and fire (5).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-11 | DR-4834 | Hurricane | Hurricane Milton |
| 2024-10-07 | EM-3622 | Hurricane | Hurricane Milton |
| 2024-08-10 | DR-4806 | Tropical Storm | Hurricane Debby |
| 2024-08-03 | EM-3605 | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Debby |
| 2023-08-31 | DR-4734 | Hurricane | Hurricane Idalia |
| 2023-08-28 | EM-3596 | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Idalia |
| 2022-12-13 | DR-4680 | Hurricane | Hurricane Nicole |
| 2022-11-08 | EM-3587 | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm Nicole |
| 2022-09-29 | DR-4673 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ian |
| 2022-09-24 | EM-3584 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Ian |
| 2020-08-01 | EM-3533 | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaias |
| 2020-03-25 | DR-4486 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3432 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2019-08-30 | EM-3419 | Hurricane | Hurricane Dorian |
| 2017-09-10 | DR-4337 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| 2017-09-05 | EM-3385 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| 2016-10-08 | DR-4283 | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew |
| 2016-10-06 | EM-3377 | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew |
| 2008-08-24 | DR-1785 | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Fay |
| 2008-08-21 | EM-3288 | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Fay |
| 2005-09-05 | EM-3220 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2004-09-26 | DR-1561 | Hurricane | Hurricane Jeanne |
| 2004-09-16 | DR-1551 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ivan |
| 2004-09-04 | DR-1545 | Hurricane | Hurricane Frances |
| 2004-08-13 | DR-1539 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley |
| 2001-04-17 | FM-2357 | Fire | Fl - Orlando Complex Fire |
| 2001-02-05 | DR-1359 | Freezing | Severe Freeze |
| 2000-05-28 | FM-2301 | Fire | Fl, Orlando District Fire Complex |
| 1999-10-20 | DR-1306 | Hurricane | Fl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-Req |
| 1999-10-15 | EM-3150 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Irene - Florida |
| 1999-04-27 | EM-3139 | Fire | Fl-Fires 04/15/99 |
| 1999-04-15 | FM-2253 | Fire | Fl-Fires 04/13/99 |
| 1998-06-18 | DR-1223 | Fire | Extreme Fire Hazard |
| 1998-01-06 | DR-1195 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, High Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 1994-07-08 | EM-3114 | Flood | Tropical Storm Alberto |
| 1990-01-15 | DR-851 | Freezing | Severe Freeze |
| 1985-03-18 | DR-732 | Freezing | Severe Freeze |
| 1984-03-29 | DR-698 | Freezing | Freezing Temperatures |
| 1977-01-31 | DR-526 | Freezing | Severe Winter Weather |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.
How many floods has Orange County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 15 flood or flash flood records for Orange County from 1999 to 2024, on 12 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Orange County ranks 170th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Irma | 2017-09-10 | 1 | 6 |
| Hurricane Milton | 2024-10-09 | 2 | 5 |
| Tropical Storm Ian | 2022-09-28 | 2 | 3 |
| Hurricane Dorian | 2019-09-02 | 1 | 3 |
| Tropical Storm Nicole | 2022-11-10 | 1 | 2 |
| Hurricane Matthew | 2016-10-07 | 1 | 1 |
| Hurricane Floyd | 1999-09-14 | 1 | 0 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $73.1 million on 2,271 claims filed in Orange County; the most in one year was 909 in 2022. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1978: 4 · 1979: 10 · 1980: 5 · 1981: 4 · 1982: 12 · 1983: 6 · 1984: 13 · 1985: 4 · 1986: 5 · 1987: 7 · 1988: 7 · 1989: 3 · 1990: 3 · 1991: 13 · 1992: 16 · 1993: 5 · 1994: 47 · 1995: 39 · 1996: 18 · 1997: 21 · 1998: 19 · 1999: 12 · 2000: 10 · 2001: 19 · 2002: 26 · 2003: 21 · 2004: 322 · 2005: 14 · 2006: 13 · 2007: 7 · 2008: 99 · 2009: 32 · 2010: 19 · 2011: 13 · 2012: 12 · 2013: 22 · 2014: 25 · 2015: 12 · 2016: 24 · 2017: 219 · 2018: 17 · 2019: 13 · 2020: 13 · 2021: 9 · 2022: 909 · 2023: 8 · 2024: 106 · 2025: 11 · 2026: 3.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.
FEMA's modeled risk for Orange County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Orange County Relatively High overall, with an expected annual loss of $418 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind | Very High | $33M | 1.1 a year (modeled) |
| Lightning | Very High | $6.1M | 88 a year (modeled) |
| Cold Wave | Very High | $48M | 3.9 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Very High | $45M | about once a year (modeled) |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively High | $182M | once in about 3 years (modeled) |
| Hail | Relatively High | $7.1M | 2.2 a year (modeled) |
| Hurricane | Relatively High | $80M | once in about 4 years (modeled) |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | $9.0M | once in about 112 years (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Orange County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
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