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Levy County, Florida

Recorded hazard history: storm events since 1950, federal disaster declarations since 1953, flood insurance claims since 1978, and FEMA's risk index.

FIPS 12075 · 44,158 residents (2021) · 1,118 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 57Tornado · 23Flood · 10Wind · 154Winter · 1

Levy County within Florida. Dots: HailTornadoFloodWind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NCEI storm records through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA declarations refreshed 29 Sep 2026; NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

Between 1950 and 2026, NCEI recorded 459 storm events in Levy County, Florida, led by damaging wind.

That is 41.0 events per 100 square miles, below the Florida figure of 73.8, and 103.9 per 10,000 residents against 18.2 statewide.

3 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 4 deaths and 20 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $70M and crop damage at $22M.

FEMA has designated the county in 44 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Cow Creek Fire (fire management assistance, 23 Apr 2026).

National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in the county filed 1,316 claims since 1978, of which 1,125 were paid, totalling $55M (about $49K per paid claim). FEMA counts 840 residential flood policies in force.

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall risk as "Relatively Low" and its expected annual loss as "Relatively Low" ($15M a year across 18 hazards).

102 tropical storm or hurricane tracks in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 17 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

3events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

459events since 19504 deaths, 20 injuries recorded

44disaster declarationslast 23 Apr 2026

1,316NFIP flood claims$55M paid

Compared with Florida and the United States

Measure	Levy County	Florida	US
Recorded events since 1950	459	39,578	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	41.0	73.8	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	103.9	18.2	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	3	1,307	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	4	890	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$70M	$80B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	29.8	20.6	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$49K	$62K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	60.1	18.3	16.1

County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county. State and US rows include events recorded only by forecast zone. Rates use 2021 Census population and land area.

Events by decade

Tornado: 1

Tornado: 2Wind: 1

Hail: 1Tornado: 4Wind: 11

Hail: 24Tornado: 8Flood: 4Wind: 37Winter: 1Tropical: 4Cold: 9Lightning: 2Fog: 42Other: 1

Hail: 18Tornado: 7Flood: 4Wind: 29Tropical: 14Cold: 86Wildfire: 3Lightning: 2Fog: 16Other: 5

Hail: 12Tornado: 1Flood: 1Wind: 52Tropical: 4Cold: 18Wildfire: 1Lightning: 3Other: 2

Hail: 2Flood: 1Wind: 24Other: 2

01950s11960s31970s161980s1321990s1842000s942010s292020s

Recorded events in Levy County by decade and hazard group. HailTornadoFloodWindWinterTropicalColdWildfireLightningFogOther NCEI recorded only tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind before 1996.

Trend: 180 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 261 in the 20 years before. Reporting practice changed in 1996 and again with automated reports in the 2000s, so decade totals measure the record as much as the weather.

Events by type

Wind154

Cold113

Fog58

Hail57

Tornado23

Tropical22

Flood10

Other10

Lightning7

Wildfire4

Winter1

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	154	—	1.0%	detail
■ Cold	113	—	10.1%
■ Fog	58	—	7.7%
■ Hail	57	—	1.0%	detail
■ Tornado	23	3	0.6%	detail
■ Tropical	22	—	1.0%
■ Flood	10	—	0.3%	detail
■ Other	10	—	0.3%
■ Lightning	7	1	0.4%
■ Wildfire	4	—	0.8%
■ Winter	1	—	0.6%

Hazard pages exist for hail, tornado, flood, wind and winter where the county has at least 10 recorded events. "Other" covers heavy rain, debris flow, dust, funnel clouds and similar reports.

Largest recorded events

Date	Event type	Group	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
12 Mar 1993	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$50M	—	3	10	County
1 Sep 2018	Lightning	Lightning	—	—	—	1	—	County
2 Sep 1998	Hurricane (Typhoon)	Tropical	—	$1.1M	—	—	2	Forecast zone
12 Mar 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	75 mph	$150K	—	—	2	County
21 Jun 2008	Lightning	Lightning	—	—	—	—	2	County
19 Jan 1997	Frost/Freeze	Cold	—	—	$13M	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Oct 1993	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$500K	—	—	1	County
25 Jun 2008	Lightning	Lightning	—	—	—	—	1	County
31 Aug 2014	Lightning	Lightning	—	—	—	—	1	County
7 Oct 2017	Lightning	Lightning	—	—	—	—	1	County
10 Jan 2010	Frost/Freeze	Cold	—	—	$5.3M	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Oct 1993	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$5.0M	—	—	—	County
5 Sep 2004	Tropical Storm	Tropical	—	$4.8M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2010	Frost/Freeze	Cold	—	—	$3.3M	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Apr 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	58 mph	$2.5M	—	—	—	County
26 Sep 2004	Tropical Storm	Tropical	—	$1.1M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Oct 1996	Tropical Storm	Tropical	—	$910K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Feb 2010	Frost/Freeze	Cold	—	—	$710K	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jul 2005	Storm Surge/Tide	Tropical	—	$500K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Oct 2002	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$450K	—	—	—	County

Ranked by deaths, then injuries, then NCEI's damage estimate. Deaths and injuries are NCEI counts (direct plus indirect); no personal details are recorded here.

Federal disaster declarations

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Programs
23 Apr 2026	FM-5632	Fire management assistance	Fire	Cow Creek Fire	Public assistance
11 Oct 2024	DR-4834	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Milton	Public assistance
7 Oct 2024	EM-3622	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Milton	Public assistance
28 Sep 2024	DR-4828	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Helene	Individual assistance, Public assistance
24 Sep 2024	EM-3615	Emergency	Tropical Storm	Tropical Storm Helene	Public assistance
10 Aug 2024	DR-4806	Major disaster	Tropical Storm	Hurricane Debby	Individual assistance, Public assistance
3 Aug 2024	EM-3605	Emergency	Tropical Storm	Tropical Storm Debby	Public assistance
31 Aug 2023	DR-4734	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Idalia	Individual assistance, Public assistance
28 Aug 2023	EM-3596	Emergency	Tropical Storm	Tropical Storm Idalia	Public assistance
13 Dec 2022	DR-4680	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Nicole	Public assistance
8 Nov 2022	EM-3587	Emergency	Tropical Storm	Tropical Storm Nicole	Public assistance
29 Sep 2022	DR-4673	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Ian	Public assistance
24 Sep 2022	EM-3584	Emergency	Hurricane	Tropical Storm Ian	Public assistance
16 Aug 2021	EM-3562	Emergency	Hurricane	Tropical Storm Fred	Public assistance
4 Jul 2021	EM-3561	Emergency	Severe Storm	Tropical Storm Elsa	Public assistance
11 Nov 2020	EM-3551	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Eta	Public assistance
25 Mar 2020	DR-4486	Major disaster	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Mar 2020	EM-3432	Emergency	Biological	Covid-19	Public assistance
30 Aug 2019	EM-3419	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Dorian	Public assistance
9 Oct 2018	EM-3405	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Michael	Public assistance
10 Sep 2017	DR-4337	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Irma	Individual assistance, Public assistance
5 Sep 2017	EM-3385	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Irma	Public assistance
28 Sep 2016	DR-4280	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Hermine	Individual assistance, Public assistance
3 Jul 2012	DR-4068	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Tropical Storm Debby	Public assistance
21 Apr 2009	DR-1831	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds	Individual assistance
21 Aug 2008	EM-3288	Emergency	Severe Storm	Tropical Storm Fay	Public assistance
5 Sep 2005	EM-3220	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	Public assistance
10 Jul 2005	DR-1595	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Dennis	Public assistance
26 Sep 2004	DR-1561	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Jeanne	Individual assistance, Public assistance
16 Sep 2004	DR-1551	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Ivan	Public assistance
4 Sep 2004	DR-1545	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Frances	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Aug 2004	DR-1539	Major disaster	Hurricane	Tropical Storm Bonnie And Hurricane Charley	Individual assistance, Public assistance
29 Jul 2003	DR-1481	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	Public assistance
5 Feb 2001	DR-1359	Major disaster	Freezing	Severe Freeze	Individual assistance
29 May 2000	FM-2303	Fire management assistance	Fire	Fl, Waccasassa Fire Complex	Public assistance
27 Apr 1999	EM-3139	Emergency	Fire	Fl-Fires 04/15/99	Public assistance
15 Apr 1999	FM-2252	Fire management assistance	Fire	Fl-Fires 04/13/99	Public assistance
18 Jun 1998	DR-1223	Major disaster	Fire	Extreme Fire Hazard	Individual assistance, Public assistance
6 Jan 1998	DR-1195	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, High Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
15 Oct 1996	DR-1141	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Tropical Storm Josephine	Individual assistance
13 Mar 1993	DR-982	Major disaster	Tornado	Tornadoes, Flooding, High Winds & Tides, Freezing	Individual assistance, Public assistance
12 Sep 1985	DR-743	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Elena	Individual assistance, Public assistance
26 May 1973	DR-387	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
23 Jun 1972	DR-337	Major disaster	Coastal Storm	Tropical Storm Agnes	Individual assistance, Public assistance

Declarations in which FEMA designated this county, from the OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). DR: major disaster; EM: emergency; FM: fire management assistance. Programs show whether individual or public assistance was made available.

Flood insurance claims

197820022026

NFIP claims by year of loss in Levy County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 19781,316

Paid claims1,125

Total paid$55M

Average paid claim$49K

Repetitive-loss properties19264 severe

Residential policies in force8404.3% of 19,343 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2026	1	1	$111,808	$111,808
2024	312	276	$26,602,671	$96,386
2023	177	149	$13,015,459	$87,352
2021	3	1	$8,499	$8,499
2019	10	9	$393,948	$43,772
2018	1	1	$90,776	$90,776
2017	1	1	$3,909	$3,909
2016	154	126	$6,830,662	$54,212
2015	5	4	$83,818	$20,955
2014	2	2	$19,600	$9,800
2012	6	3	$63,036	$21,012
2010	2	2	$4,043	$2,022
2009	7	5	$29,939	$5,988
2006	6	5	$103,339	$20,668
2005	22	18	$379,543	$21,086
2004	36	32	$544,351	$17,011
2003	5	5	$55,446	$11,089
2001	7	5	$15,332	$3,066
2000	2	1	$17,223	$17,223
1998	41	32	$382,129	$11,942
1997	2	2	$2,633	$1,316
1996	200	175	$2,558,341	$14,619
1995	39	27	$139,863	$5,180
1993	190	177	$3,209,714	$18,134
1992	3	0	$0	—

OpenFEMA NFIP claims (v3, as of 8 Sep 2026), aggregated by year of loss; amounts are building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments as recorded. Repetitive-loss counts from the NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (2 Aug 2026); policies in force from the NFIP Residential Penetration Rates file (3 Aug 2026).

National Risk Index

Overall riskRelatively Lowscore 66.1 of 100

Expected annual loss$15MRelatively Low

Social vulnerabilityVery High

Community resilienceVery Low

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Hurricane	Relatively Moderate	$6,220,657
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$4,148,549
Cold wave	Relatively Moderate	$1,235,050
Tornado	Relatively Low	$1,013,735
Coastal flooding	Relatively Moderate	$792,424
Lightning	Relatively High	$748,863
Wildfire	Relatively Low	$552,227
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$258,926
Strong wind	Relatively Low	$212,232
Earthquake	Very Low	$61,648
Drought	Relatively Low	$40,605
Hail	Very Low	$9,317
Winter weather	Very Low	$1,672
Landslide	Very Low	$43

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. Ratings are FEMA's relative comparison of counties; expected annual loss is FEMA's modelled estimate of average yearly building, population and agriculture loss. See how to read the NRI.

Hurricane and tropical storm passes

Tracks within 100 miles102

Tracks within 50 miles48

Hurricane strength within 50 miles17

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Debby	2024	50 mi	81 mph
Helene	2024	72 mi	138 mph
Idalia	2023	63 mi	132 mph
Nicole	2022	11 mi	46 mph
Elsa	2021	48 mi	63 mph
Eta	2020	6 mi	58 mph
Irma	2017	24 mi	75 mph
Colin	2016	59 mi	52 mph
Hermine	2016	95 mi	81 mph
Julia	2016	88 mi	52 mph
Andrea	2013	38 mi	63 mph
Beryl	2012	93 mi	58 mph
Debby	2012	22 mi	46 mph
Fay	2008	34 mi	58 mph
Alberto	2006	68 mi	52 mph
Frances	2004	53 mi	63 mph
Jeanne	2004	8 mi	63 mph
Gabrielle	2001	98 mi	46 mph
Gordon	2000	22 mi	69 mph
Josephine	1996	82 mi	69 mph
Erin	1995	58 mi	69 mph
Jerry	1995	87 mi	40 mph
Marco	1990	68 mi	46 mph
Elena	1985	67 mi	121 mph
Isidore	1984	47 mi	52 mph

HURDAT2 best-track positions at tropical-storm strength (34 kt) or more, measured from the county's Census centre point; through the 2025 season. Distance from a track is not the same as the extent of the storm's wind, rain or surge.

ZIP codes with flood claims

32625 713
34498 397
34449 130
32626 67
32698 27
32644 7
32639 5

ZIP codes whose NFIP claims carry this county's code, with the number of claims. Five or more claims are needed for a ZIP page to be indexed.

Questions and answers

How often does it hail in Levy County, FL?

NCEI records 57 hail events in Levy County since 1950, in 24 different years; that is about 0.7 recorded events a year. 4 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Levy County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 23 tornadoes in Levy County since 1950, 2 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 3.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Levy County?

23 Apr 2026: Cow Creek Fire, a fire management assistance declaration for fire. The county appears in 44 declarations since 1953.

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in Levy County, and how much was paid?

1,316 NFIP claims since 1978, 1,125 of them paid, for $55M in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is Levy County in the National Risk Index's high-risk band?

FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the county "Relatively Low" for overall risk, "Relatively Low" for expected annual loss, "Very High" for social vulnerability and "Very Low" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does Levy County compare with the rest of Florida?

41.0 recorded events per 100 square miles against 73.8 statewide, and 29.8 NFIP claims per 1,000 residents against 20.6. The comparison table on this page shows each measure beside the state and national figures.

Provenance

Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026 (public domain). Declarations: OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, refreshed 29 Sep 2026. Flood claims: OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 as of 8 Sep 2026; NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026); NfipResidentialPenetrationRates v1 (3 Aug 2026). Risk index: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025. Hurricane tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through 2025. Population and area: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage. Built 30 Sep 2026; see the methodology and corrections pages. Hazard hubs: Hail · Tornado · Flood · Wind · Winter.