St. Lucie County, Florida
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 12111 · population 328,876 · 572 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 300 records for St. Lucie County, Florida from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 220 days; the most frequent are hail reports (85 records). The deadliest day on its record was October 9, 2024: tornado and tropical storm records filed for St. Lucie County that day count 7 deaths across 2 records. FEMA has issued 38 declarations naming the county since 1965, 36 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
- 300on 220 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 1936 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $4.7Bas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 53strongest EF3
- FEMA declarations
- 38latest 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 St. Lucie County most?
The most frequent records are hail reports: 85 since 1957. 55% of its hail reports since 1957 fell in April and May. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 85 | 57 | 1957-2026 | 0 | 0 | $31K | 20 of 67 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 57 | 53 | 1975-2026 | 0 | 0 | $496K | 55 of 67 |
| Tornadoes | 53 | 46 | 1953-2024 | 8 | 27 | $480M | 18 of 67 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 30 | 28 | 1998-2024 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 of 67 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 29 | 21 | 1999-2024 | 6 | 0 | $4.1B | 29 of 67 |
| Floods | 18 | 17 | 1998-2024 | 0 | 0 | $161M | 39 of 67 |
| Rip currents and high surf | 9 | 9 | 1996-2024 | 4 | 1 | – | 18 of 67 |
| Lightning | 6 | 6 | 1997-2020 | 1 | 5 | $36K | 41 of 67 |
| Extreme cold | 5 | 4 | 2009-2010 | 0 | 0 | $4.9M | 26 of 67 |
| Heavy rain | 3 | 3 | 2011-2020 | 0 | 0 | – | 50 of 67 |
| High wind and dust storms | 2 | 2 | 2011-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 35 of 67 |
| Wildfires | 2 | 2 | 1999-2021 | 0 | 0 | $19M | 39 of 67 |
| Heat | 1 | 1 | 2017-2017 | 0 | 3 | – | 30 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 St. Lucie County had?
NOAA records 53 tornadoes in St. Lucie County from 1953 to 2024, the strongest rated EF3, with 8 deaths and 27 injuries recorded in the county. That is 18th of 67 Florida counties and 108th 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 54 tornadoes whose track touched St. Lucie County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 53: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 8 people.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-09 14:59, as SPC files it | Port St. Lucie | EF3 | 21.24 mi | 6 |
| 1954-09-18 01:00, as SPC files it | Fort Pierce | F3 | 0.1 mi | 2 |
| 1958-04-15 12:09, as SPC files it | Fort Pierce | F3 | 14.8 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Florida.
Every tornado record filed for St. Lucie County (53)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-09 | Port St Lucie, St. Lucie County | EF0 12.37 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $706K |
| 2024-10-09 | Port St Lucie, St. Lucie County | EF1 14.27 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $14M |
| 2024-10-09 | Harmony Hgts, St. Lucie County | EF1 6.75 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.4M |
| 2024-10-09 | Ft Pierce St Lucie A, St. Lucie County | EF1 8.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $235K |
| 2024-10-09 | Port St Lucie, St. Lucie County | EF1 11.8 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $4.7M |
| 2024-10-09 | Ft Pierce Nelson Arp, St. Lucie County | EF3 12.97 mi x 500 yd | 6 | 0 | $447M |
| 2022-06-30 | Ft Pierce St Lucie A, St. Lucie County | EF0 0.01 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022-06-09 | Walton, St. Lucie County | EF0 1.5 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $212K |
| 2022-06-06 | Ft Pierce Nelson Arp, St. Lucie County | EF0 3.32 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $10K |
| 2017-03-23 | Ft Pierce Nelson Arp, St. Lucie County | EF0 0.96 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 2016-05-17 | Ft Pierce St Lucie A, St. Lucie County | EF0 0.58 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016-05-17 | Viking, St. Lucie County | EF1 0.45 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2014-08-15 | Indrio, St. Lucie County | EF0 0.15 mi x 15 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012-07-17 | Viking, St. Lucie County | EF0 0.04 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $51K |
| 2012-05-28 | Port St Lucie, St. Lucie County | EF0 0.69 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $26K |
| 2012-05-08 | White City, St. Lucie County | EF0 0.02 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2011-04-26 | Port St Lucie, St. Lucie County | EF0 0.05 mi x 15 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008-08-19 | White City, St. Lucie County | EF0 0.08 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $14K |
| 2007-07-23 | Port St Lucie, St. Lucie County | EF0 0.1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005-05-25 | Port St Lucie, St. Lucie County | F0 0.4 mi x 4 yd | 0 | 0 | $8K |
| 2004-08-12 | Port St Lucie, St. Lucie County | F0 0.1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004-08-06 | Ft Pierce, St. Lucie County | F0 0.2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002-07-27 | Ft Pierce, St. Lucie County | F1 0.1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $164K |
| 2002-05-14 | Ft Pierce, St. Lucie County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $33K |
| 2001-08-02 | Ft Pierce, St. Lucie County | F0 2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $17K |
| 1998-03-09 | Ft Pierce, St. Lucie County | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $5.8M |
| 1998-02-02 | Ft Pierce, St. Lucie County | F0 0.4 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $54K |
| 1995-08-21 | Ft. Pierce, St. Lucie County | F0 0.1 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-08-02 | Ft. Pierce, St. Lucie County | F0 0.1 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $968 |
| 1995-07-10 | Ft. Pierce, St. Lucie County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $97K |
| 1991-06-02 | St. Lucie County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1987-06-25 | St. Lucie County | F0 1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1987-03-07 | St. Lucie County | F0 1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1986-12-31 | St. Lucie County | F0 0.5 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1986-08-28 | St. Lucie County | F0 1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1984-09-05 | St. Lucie County | F0 0.5 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $30 step |
| 1982-04-11 | St. Lucie County | F0 5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 1 | $250K step |
| 1979-05-08 | St. Lucie County | F0 4.6 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1978-07-05 | St. Lucie County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1975-08-12 | St. Lucie County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1975-08-11 | St. Lucie County | F1 0.1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 1 | $25K step |
| 1975-06-28 | St. Lucie County | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1975-06-28 | St. Lucie County | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970-01-15 | St. Lucie County | F2 | 0 | 2 | $3K step |
| 1967-08-01 | St. Lucie County | F2 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1962-07-20 | St. Lucie County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1961-06-22 | St. Lucie County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 1960-10-07 | St. Lucie County | F0 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1958-04-15 | St. Lucie County | F3 14.8 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 20 | $250K step |
| 1954-09-18 | St. Lucie County | F3 | 2 | 2 | $25K step |
| 1954-08-11 | St. Lucie County | F0 | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1953-08-17 | St. Lucie County | F0 | 0 | 0 | $30 step |
| 1953-04-13 | St. Lucie County | F1 2 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 1 | $3K 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 St. Lucie County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the March 10, 2025 thunderstorm wind ($10,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | Thunderstorm WindFt Pierce Nelson Arp, St. Lucie County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-11 | Thunderstorm WindFt Pierce St Lucie A, St. Lucie County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-02-28 | HailFt Pierce Nelson Arp, St. Lucie County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-01-18 | High WindSt. Lucie County · forecast zone Coastal St. Lucie | 53 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-05 | Thunderstorm WindFt Pierce St Lucie A, St. Lucie County | 51 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-05 | HailFt Pierce Beach, St. Lucie County | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-05 | HailFt Pierce Nelson Arp, St. Lucie County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-05 | HailFt Pierce St Lucie A, St. Lucie County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-03-10 | Thunderstorm WindFt Pierce Nelson Arp, St. Lucie County | 56 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $10K |
| 2024-11-03 | Rip CurrentSt. Lucie County · forecast zone Coastal St. Lucie | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormSt. Lucie County · forecast zone Coastal St. Lucie | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2024-10-09 | TornadoPort St Lucie, St. Lucie County | EF0 12.37 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $706K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-09 | TornadoFt Pierce Nelson Arp, St. Lucie County A National Weather Service survey team confirmed an unusually strong, long-tracked tornado in association with Hurricane Milton produced widespread EF-1 to EF-2 damage, and periodic EF-3 damage within St. Lucie and Indian River counties. The survey determined that the tornado touched down to the south of Midway Rd. in ... | EF3 12.97 mi x 500 yd | 6 | 0 | $447M |
| 2016-10-06 | Tropical StormSt. Lucie County · forecast zone St. Lucie Major Hurricane Matthew passed nearly 40 miles offshore St. Lucie County during the early morning hours of October 7, producing several hours of sustained tropical storm winds and a 12-hour period of frequent wind gusts to tropical storm force, especially across the eastern half of the county. The highest sustained ... | 4 | 0 | – | |
| 1954-09-18 | TornadoSt. Lucie County | F3 | 2 | 2 | $25K step |
| 2010-01-24 | High SurfSt. Lucie County · forecast zone St. Lucie A persistent onshore flow generated seas of 6 to 8 feet over the near shore coastal waters. A 20 foot boat capsized around 800 am EST on January 24 near the mouth of St. Lucie Inlet. Two men were rescued by another boat, but one of the men died before reaching shore. The second man was treated and released from a ... | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 2024-11-03 | Rip CurrentSt. Lucie County · forecast zone Coastal St. Lucie A 16-year-old male was pulled from the surf at Pepper Park Beach in Fort Pierce, FL on Sunday, November 3, 2024 around 6:00 p.m. in the evening. He was taken to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital where he died later that evening. The beach is typically guarded through the day, until about 5:00 p.m. The threat of rip ... | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormSt. Lucie County · forecast zone Coastal St. Lucie St. Lucie County Emergency Management reported isolated instances of downed trees and powerlines as a result of Hurricane Milton’s winds, which surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 50 to 70 mph, and locally up to 75 mph. Six tornadoes were confirmed to have affected the county. Rainfall ... | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2020-05-27 | LightningPort St Lucie, St. Lucie County St. Lucie County Emergency Management reported that a 41-year-old man was killed after being struck by lightning at an outdoor construction site in Tradition, near Port Saint Lucie. The man was struck by lightning at approximately 1450LST and was quickly discovered by his coworkers to be unconscious. A coworker called ... | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2020-02-15 | Rip CurrentSt. Lucie County · forecast zone St. Lucie A 27-year old male was rescuing his step-children (aged 11 and 13), when he was caught in a rip current at the Ft. Pierce State Park. His body was recovered by police on the morning of February 17. No life guards were present at the beach park. | 1 | 0 | – |
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.
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-09-04 | Hurricane (Typhoon)St. Lucie County · forecast zone St. Lucie | 0 | 0 | $4.0B | |
| 2024-10-09 | TornadoFt Pierce Nelson Arp, St. Lucie County | EF3 12.97 mi x 500 yd | 6 | 0 | $447M |
| 2008-08-19 | FloodIndrio, St. Lucie County | 0 | 0 | $119M | |
| 2005-10-24 | Tropical StormSt. Lucie County · forecast zone St. Lucie | 0 | 0 | $44M | |
| 2017-09-10 | Flash FloodFt Pierce Nelson Arp, St. Lucie County | 0 | 0 | $36M | |
| 2017-09-10 | Tropical StormSt. Lucie County · forecast zone St. Lucie | 1 | 0 | $30M | |
| 1999-04-15 | WildfirePort St Lucie, St. Lucie County | 0 | 0 | $18M | |
| 2024-10-09 | TornadoPort St Lucie, St. Lucie County | EF1 14.27 mi x 100 yd | 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 $250K, in the dollars of the day) holds: April 15, 1958 (tornado, St. Lucie County); April 11, 1982 (tornado, St. Lucie County); May 8, 1979 (tornado, St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 19 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
| Tornadoes | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | – | – | – | – | 3 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
55% of its hail reports since 1957 fell in April and May. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 12 · Feb 10 · Mar 18 · Apr 28 · May 51 · Jun 43 · Jul 24 · Aug 39 · Sep 32 · Oct 25 · Nov 9 · Dec 9 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for St. Lucie County
FEMA's register lists 38 declarations that include St. Lucie County: 23 major disasters, 13 emergencies and 2 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (24) and fire (4).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-11 | DR-4834 | Hurricane | Hurricane Milton |
| 2024-10-07 | EM-3622 | Hurricane | Hurricane Milton |
| 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 |
| 2019-10-21 | DR-4468 | Hurricane | Hurricane Dorian |
| 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 |
| 2012-10-18 | DR-4084 | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaac |
| 2008-08-24 | DR-1785 | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Fay |
| 2008-08-21 | EM-3288 | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Fay |
| 2007-06-27 | FM-2696 | Fire | Okeechobee Fire Complex |
| 2005-10-24 | DR-1609 | Hurricane | Hurricane Wilma |
| 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 |
| 2001-02-05 | DR-1359 | Freezing | Severe Freeze |
| 1999-10-20 | DR-1306 | Hurricane | Fl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-Req |
| 1999-10-15 | EM-3150 | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Irene - Florida |
| 1999-09-22 | DR-1300 | Hurricane | Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations |
| 1999-09-14 | EM-3143 | Hurricane | Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations |
| 1999-04-27 | EM-3139 | Fire | Fl-Fires 04/15/99 |
| 1999-04-15 | FM-2251 | Fire | Okeechobee Fire Complex |
| 1998-06-18 | DR-1223 | Fire | Extreme Fire Hazard |
| 1995-10-27 | DR-1074 | Flood | Severe Flooding |
| 1990-01-15 | DR-851 | Freezing | Severe Freeze |
| 1985-03-18 | DR-732 | Freezing | Severe Freeze |
| 1977-01-31 | DR-526 | Freezing | Severe Winter Weather |
| 1965-09-14 | DR-209 | Hurricane | Hurricane Betsy |
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 St. Lucie County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 18 flood or flash flood records for St. Lucie County from 1998 to 2024, on 17 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), St. Lucie County ranks 113th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Matthew | 2016-10-06 | 1 | 4 |
| Hurricane Milton | 2024-10-09 | 2 | 2 |
| Hurricane Irma | 2017-09-10 | 2 | 1 |
| Tropical Storm Fay | 2008-08-19 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Wilma | 2005-10-24 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Frances | 2004-09-04 | 1 | 0 |
| Hurricane Irene | 1999-10-15 | 1 | 0 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $84.7 million on 3,988 claims filed in St. Lucie County; the most in one year was 2,440 in 2004. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1978: 1 · 1979: 53 · 1980: 1 · 1981: 9 · 1982: 16 · 1983: 11 · 1984: 48 · 1985: 92 · 1986: 3 · 1987: 17 · 1989: 1 · 1990: 2 · 1991: 3 · 1992: 7 · 1993: 6 · 1994: 23 · 1995: 74 · 1996: 12 · 1997: 3 · 1998: 7 · 1999: 100 · 2000: 3 · 2001: 16 · 2002: 1 · 2003: 1 · 2004: 2,440 · 2005: 205 · 2006: 3 · 2007: 10 · 2008: 271 · 2009: 7 · 2010: 4 · 2011: 7 · 2012: 87 · 2013: 4 · 2014: 55 · 2015: 8 · 2016: 47 · 2017: 234 · 2018: 6 · 2019: 9 · 2020: 26 · 2021: 5 · 2022: 30 · 2023: 1 · 2024: 16 · 2025: 1 · 2026: 2; the other years: 0.
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 St. Lucie County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates St. Lucie County Relatively High overall, with an expected annual loss of $193 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | $148M | once in about 3 years (modeled) |
| Lightning | Very High | $2.9M | 84 a year (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively High | $1.9M | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | $33M | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | $4.1M | once in about 3 years (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | $1.4M | 2.4 modeled event-days a year |
| Coastal Flooding | Relatively Moderate | $703K | 1.1 a year (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | $353K | 20 modeled event-days a year |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with St. Lucie 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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