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Florida winter storms

Every recorded winter storm record since 1996 · 42 counties with a record

NOAA's Storm Events Database records 156 winter storm records in Florida from 1996 through June 30, 2026, about 14 a year since 2000. The costliest was the January 21, 2025 ice storm ($9.1 million in 2025 dollars). Florida ranks 49th of 51 states and territories by count and 50th of 50 per square mile.

Winter storms in Florida, 1996 to 2026

Winter storm 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
1561996 to June 30, 2026
A year since 2000
14average
Deaths
02 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars
$15Mas filed
Busiest year
201435 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 winter storm records common in Florida?

Florida averages about 14 winter storm records a year since 2000, 49th of 51 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2014 (35). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Florida records 29 winter storm records since 1996, 50th of 50 states and territories by that measure.

  1. 1. New Jersey 6978
  2. 2. Rhode Island 5852
  3. 3. Vermont 5162
  4. 4. Maryland 4709
  5. 5. Massachusetts 3882
  6. 6. Delaware 3274
  7. 7. Connecticut 3017
  8. 8. West Virginia 2970
  9. 9. New Hampshire 2917
  10. 10. New York 2855
  11. 50. Florida 29

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 winter storm records?

Per square mile, Flagler County leads Florida: 6 days with a winter storm record since 1996, 12.3 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Duval County has the most winter storm records (10 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).

  1. Flagler County 12.3 (6)
  2. Duval County 11.8 (10)
  3. Holmes County 10.4 (5)
  4. Gilchrist County 8.6 (3)
  5. Clay County 8.3 (5)
  6. Escambia County 7.6 (8)
  7. Nassau County 6.2 (5)
  8. Gadsden County 5.8 (3)
  9. Franklin County 5.5 (5)
  10. Okaloosa County 5.4 (8)
  11. Washington County 5.1 (3)
  12. Baker County 5.1 (3)

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 winter storm season in Florida?

91% of its winter storm records since 1996 fell in December and January. The busiest month is January (125 records).

The values, month by month

Jan 125 · Feb 9 · Mar 4 · Apr 0 · May 0 · Jun 0 · Jul 0 · Aug 0 · Sep 0 · Oct 0 · Nov 1 · Dec 17 (records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1996.

The costliest winter storm records in Florida

Florida: the most damaging storms since 1993, 2025 dollars
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2025-01-21 Ice StormWakulla County · forecast zone Coastal Wakulla One storm episode: 19 records in 15 places; the totals are the episode's. 0 0 $9.1M
1996-03-10 Winter StormFlagler County · forecast zone Flagler 0 0 $602K
1996-03-10 Winter StormDuval County · forecast zone Duval 0 0 $564K
1996-03-10 Winter StormSt. Johns County · forecast zone St. Johns 0 0 $376K
1996-03-10 Winter StormNassau County · forecast zone Nassau 0 0 $376K
1997-12-15 Winter StormFlagler County · forecast zone Flagler 0 1 $92K

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.

Are winter 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.

Winter storms: Florida and the United States by decade (2020s to June 30, 2026)
DecadeFloridaUnited StatesFlorida's share
1996-991232,8930.04%
2000s688,8050.01%
2010s102103,6260.10%
2020-263662,0150.06%

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

The most recent winter storm records in Florida

The 12 most recent records, to June 30, 2026
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2026-01-25 Heavy SnowJackson County · forecast zone Jackson 0 0 –
2026-01-25 Heavy SnowHolmes County · forecast zone Holmes 0 0 –
2025-01-22 Winter StormDuval County · forecast zone South Central Duval 0 0 –
2025-01-22 Winter StormDuval County · forecast zone Western Duval 0 0 –
2025-01-21 Heavy SnowSanta Rosa County · forecast zone Santa Rosa Inland 0 0 –
2025-01-21 Heavy SnowSanta Rosa County · forecast zone Santa Rosa Coastal 0 0 –
2025-01-21 Heavy SnowOkaloosa County · forecast zone Okaloosa Coastal 0 0 –
2025-01-21 Heavy SnowOkaloosa County · forecast zone Okaloosa Inland 0 0 –
2025-01-21 Heavy SnowEscambia County · forecast zone Escambia Inland 0 0 –
2025-01-21 Heavy SnowEscambia County · forecast zone Escambia Coastal 0 0 –
2025-01-21 Winter StormWakulla County · forecast zone Inland Wakulla 0 0 $500K
2025-01-21 Winter StormLeon County · forecast zone Leon 0 0 $500K

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.

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