Florida hurricanes and tropical storms
Every recorded hurricane or tropical storm record since 1996 · 67 counties with a record
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 2,247 hurricane and tropical storm records in Florida from 1996 through June 30, 2026, about 88 a year since 2000. The deadliest was Hurricane Ian (September 28, 2022): 105 deaths and $15 billion in damage in 2025 dollars across 16 records. Florida ranks 2nd of 34 states and territories by count and 3rd of 33 per square mile.
Hurricanes and tropical storms in Florida, 1996 to 2026
Tropical records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026.
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $1 million
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- Records
- 2,2471996 to June 30, 2026
- A year since 2000
- 88average
- Deaths
- 352941 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $86.0Bas filed
- Busiest year
- 2024284 records
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
Are hurricane and tropical storm records common in Florida?
Florida averages about 88 hurricane and tropical storm records a year since 2000, 2nd of 34 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2024 (284). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Florida records 419 hurricane and tropical storm records since 1996, 3rd of 33 states and territories by that measure.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1996, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.
Which counties in Florida have the most hurricane and tropical storm records?
Per square mile, Pinellas County leads Florida: 38 days with a hurricane or tropical storm record since 1996, 138.8 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Monroe County has the most tropical records (127 since 1996); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1996 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.
When is hurricane season in Florida?
59% of its hurricane and tropical storm records since 1996 fell in August and September. The busiest month is September (885 records).
The values, month by month
Jan 10 · Feb 0 · Mar 1 · Apr 0 · May 26 · Jun 185 · Jul 133 · Aug 447 · Sep 885 · Oct 357 · Nov 203 · Dec 0 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1996.
What were the deadliest hurricane and tropical storm records in Florida?
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-28 | Hurricane Ian · Hurricane (Typhoon)Lee County · forecast zone Coastal Lee One named storm filed by several offices: 16 records in 3 episodes; the totals are the storm's. Hurricane Ian formed in the central Caribbean Sea on September 23 and moved through the western Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Western Atlantic making four separate landfalls. The first landfall was in the Pinar Del Rio Province of Cuba at 0830 UTC on September 27 with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph and a ... | 105 | 0 | $15.4B | |
| 2017-09-09 | Hurricane Irma · Tropical StormBroward County · forecast zone Metro Broward County One named storm filed by several offices: 59 records in 6 episodes, 2017-09-09 to 2017-09-10; the totals are the storm's. Major Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida on Marco Island as a Category 3 hurricane around 330 PM EDT on September 10th. The storm traveled north through southwest Florida through the evening. Effects from Irma were felt across South Florida from September 9th through September 11th. Irma had reached ... | 70 | 40 | $4.6B | |
| 2018-10-10 | Hurricane Michael · Hurricane (Typhoon)Bay County · forecast zone Coastal Bay One storm episode: 19 records in 11 places; the totals are the episode's. Hurricane Michael started as typical weak October Caribbean tropical system. However, after approximately a week of slow development, the system moved into warm Gulf of Mexico waters and rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moved north towards the Florida Panhandle. After a 2-day long intensification ... | 52 | 0 | $12.5B | |
| 2004-09-13 | Hurricane Frances · Hurricane (Typhoon)Escambia County · forecast zone Coastal Escambia One named storm filed by several offices: 40 records in 8 episodes, 2004-09-13 to 2004-09-15; the totals are the storm's. See the narrative on Hurricane Ivan under Alabama, Southwest, September 13-16 ,2004. Ivan will be remembered as one of the most damaging hurricanes to affect the extreme western Florida panhandle in modern history. The $4 billion in property damage is an estimate, but the final figure could be as low as $2.5 billion ... | 18 | 16 | $13.9B | |
| 2008-08-21 | Tropical Storm Fay · Tropical StormDuval County · forecast zone Duval One named storm filed by several offices: 35 records in 10 episodes, 2008-08-21 to 2008-09-11; the totals are the storm's. Tropical Storm Fay moved slowly north out of Caribbean Sea, then cut across south and central Florida into the Atlantic Ocean. Fay then slowly curved west and made landfall in the vicinity for Flagler Beach and Daytona Beach on Aug 21st. As the storm made landfall sustained winds along the coast were between 40 and 50 ... | 12 | 6 | $117M | |
| 2016-10-06 | Hurricane Matthew · Hurricane (Typhoon)Volusia County · forecast zone Volusia One named storm filed by several offices: 16 records in 3 episodes, 2016-10-06 to 2016-10-07; the totals are the storm's. Major Hurricane Matthew moved northwest from the eastern tip to Cuba, reaching the extreme western coast of Grand Bahama Island during the evening of October 6 at Category 4 strength. The hurricane continued northwest and was centered approximately 55 miles east of Stuart at 2300LST. Matthew then paralleled the ... | 12 | 2 | $3.4B | |
| 2024-10-09 | Hurricane Milton · Tropical StormOrange County · forecast zone Orange One named storm filed by several offices: 17 records in 4 episodes; the totals are the storm's. Hurricane Milton moved ashore the west-central Florida coast as a category 3 hurricane on Oct 9 around 1930EST. The system continued slowly in an east-northeast trajectory across central Florida, becoming a category 1 hurricane before emerging into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Canaveral. The outer rainbands of Milton ... | 12 | 1 | $514M | |
| 2004-08-13 | Tropical Storm Bonnie · Hurricane (Typhoon)Charlotte County · forecast zone Charlotte One named storm filed by several offices: 9 records in 5 episodes; the totals are the storm's. The collective effects of Hurricane Charley in southwest and west central Florida during August 13th resulted in 8 direct fatalities, 16 indirect fatalities, 792 injuries, eight tornadoes, an eight foot storm surge in Lee County, an estimated $11.2 billion in property damage (estimated to be about twice that of the ... | 10 | 780 | $9.1B | |
| 2022-09-28 | Tropical Storm Ian · Hurricane (Typhoon)Osceola County · forecast zone Osceola One storm episode: 6 records in 6 places, 2022-09-28 to 2022-09-29; the totals are the episode's. After making landfall as a major hurricane in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa, Ian crossed the peninsula and into east central Florida (southern Osceola County) as a Category 1 Hurricane with estimated maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. The system was downgraded to a tropical storm shortly thereafter and emerged ... | 9 | 0 | $17M | |
| 2005-08-25 | Hurricane Katrina · Hurricane (Typhoon)Miami-Dade County · forecast zone Coastal Dade One named storm filed by several offices: 16 records in 9 episodes, 2005-08-25 to 2005-08-28; the totals are the storm's. A tropical wave that moved across the Atlantic from near the west coast of Africa eventually spawned the tropical cyclone that became hurricane Katrina. The tropical wave became a tropical depression near the central Bahamas late on August 22. The depression moved slowly northwest and became tropical storm Katrina on ... | 6 | 0 | $957M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths direct and indirect, as filed by the National Weather Service, summed over each storm (one episode, or one named storm filed by several offices). Storm names from the titles of FEMA declarations that name the storm's counties.
The costliest hurricane and tropical storm records in Florida
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-28 | Hurricane Ian · Hurricane (Typhoon)Lee County · forecast zone Coastal Lee One named storm filed by several offices: 16 records in 3 episodes; the totals are the storm's. | 105 | 0 | $15.4B | |
| 2005-10-24 | Hurricane Wilma · Hurricane (Typhoon)Miami-Dade County · forecast zone Coastal Dade One named storm filed by several offices: 15 records in 4 episodes; the totals are the storm's. | 5 | 0 | $15.4B | |
| 2004-09-13 | Hurricane Frances · Hurricane (Typhoon)Escambia County · forecast zone Coastal Escambia One named storm filed by several offices: 40 records in 8 episodes, 2004-09-13 to 2004-09-15; the totals are the storm's. | 18 | 16 | $13.9B | |
| 2018-10-10 | Hurricane Michael · Hurricane (Typhoon)Bay County · forecast zone Coastal Bay One storm episode: 19 records in 11 places; the totals are the episode's. | 52 | 0 | $12.5B | |
| 2004-08-13 | Tropical Storm Bonnie · Hurricane (Typhoon)Charlotte County · forecast zone Charlotte One named storm filed by several offices: 9 records in 5 episodes; the totals are the storm's. | 10 | 780 | $9.1B | |
| 2017-09-09 | Hurricane Irma · Tropical StormBroward County · forecast zone Metro Broward County One named storm filed by several offices: 59 records in 6 episodes, 2017-09-09 to 2017-09-10; the totals are the storm's. | 70 | 40 | $4.6B | |
| 2016-10-06 | Hurricane Matthew · Hurricane (Typhoon)Volusia County · forecast zone Volusia One named storm filed by several offices: 16 records in 3 episodes, 2016-10-06 to 2016-10-07; the totals are the storm's. | 12 | 2 | $3.4B | |
| 2005-07-08 | Hurricane Dennis · Hurricane (Typhoon)Monroe County · forecast zone Monroe/Lower Keys One named storm filed by several offices: 28 records in 10 episodes, 2005-07-08 to 2005-07-10; the totals are the storm's. | 1 | 0 | $2.4B |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.
Are hurricane and tropical storm records becoming more frequent in Florida?
Florida's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.
| Decade | Florida | United States | Florida's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-99 | 218 | 1,123 | 19.4% |
| 2000s | 764 | 4,928 | 15.5% |
| 2010s | 519 | 2,761 | 18.8% |
| 2020-26 | 746 | 2,697 | 27.7% |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
The most recent hurricane and tropical storm records in Florida
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormLake County · forecast zone Lake | 0 | 0 | $1.3M | |
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormLake County · forecast zone Southern Lake County | 2 | 0 | – | |
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormVolusia County · forecast zone Coastal Volusia County | 4 | 0 | $25M | |
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormSeminole County · forecast zone Seminole | 0 | 0 | $2.8M | |
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormOrange County · forecast zone Orange | 5 | 0 | $1.5M | |
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormBrevard County · forecast zone Mainland Southern Brevard | 0 | 0 | $1.2M | |
| 2024-10-09 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Lee County · forecast zone Coastal Lee | 0 | 0 | $72M | |
| 2024-10-09 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Pinellas County · forecast zone Pinellas | 0 | 0 | $40M | |
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormSumter County · forecast zone Sumter | 0 | 0 | $3.8M | |
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormLee County · forecast zone Inland Lee | 0 | 0 | $72M | |
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormOsceola County · forecast zone Osceola | 0 | 0 | $1.0M | |
| 2024-10-09 | Tropical StormSt. Lucie County · forecast zone Coastal St. Lucie | 1 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.
Federal disaster declarations for hurricane and tropical storm records in Florida
FEMA has declared 78 disasters in Florida for hurricane and tropical storm, counting its incident type and declarations that name hurricane or tropical storm or typhoon in the title (FEMA files most storm disasters under Severe Storm); 49 were major disasters, the latest on November 5, 2024.
| Declared | Number | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | DR-4844 | Hurricane Milton | 7 |
| 2024-10-11 | DR-4834 | Hurricane Milton | 52 |
| 2024-10-08 | EM-3623 | Hurricane Milton | 7 |
| 2024-10-07 | EM-3622 | Hurricane Milton | 51 |
| 2024-09-28 | DR-4828 | Hurricane Helene | 47 |
| 2024-09-24 | EM-3615 | Tropical Storm Helene | 41 |
| 2024-08-10 | DR-4806 | Hurricane Debby | 61 |
| 2024-08-03 | EM-3605 | Tropical Storm Debby | 61 |
| 2023-08-31 | DR-4734 | Hurricane Idalia | 49 |
| 2023-08-28 | EM-3596 | Tropical Storm Idalia | 49 |
| 2022-12-13 | DR-4680 | Hurricane Nicole | 63 |
| 2022-11-09 | EM-3588 | Seminole Tribe of Florida Tropical Storm Nicole | 7 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.
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