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Flood in Levy County, Florida

10 floods and flash floods events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.

10 events · 0 deaths recorded · peak month June · county share of state 0.3%

2023-06-20: Flood2015-08-03: Flood2009-04-20: Flood
Flood event locations in and around Levy County. Dots: Flood 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. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.

Levy County, Florida, has 10 flood events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 9 different years.

June is the busiest month, with 4 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 4 events against 6 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 0.3% of the 3,375 flood events recorded in Florida; its 0.9 per 100 square miles compares with 6.3 statewide.

Compared with Florida

MeasureLevy CountyFloridaUS
Flood events since 1950103,375183,559
Per 100 square miles0.96.35.2
Per 10,000 residents2.31.55.5
Deaths recorded0222,961
Busiest monthJuneSeptemberJune

By year

195019882026
Flood events recorded in Levy County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
0
Feb
2
Mar
0
Apr
1
May
0
Jun
4
Jul
1
Aug
1
Sep
0
Oct
1
Nov
0
Dec
0
Flood events in Levy County by month of occurrence, all years.

Recorded events

All 10 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

DateEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageCrop damageDeathsInjuriesGeography
20 Jun 2023Flood—$10K———County
3 Aug 2015Flood—$100K———County
20 Apr 2009Flood—$13K———County
2 Feb 2007Coastal Flood—————Forecast zone
20 Jun 2003Flash Flood—$337K———County
23 Jul 2001Flood—$100K———Forecast zone
22 Feb 1998Flood—$10K———County
27 Oct 1997Flood—$1K———County
15 Jun 1996Flood—————County
10 Jun 1996Flood—————County

Questions and answers

How many flood events has Levy County had?

10 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of floods and flash floods became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.

When was the last recorded flood event in Levy County?

20 Jun 2023 (Flood). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging flood event recorded in Levy County?

The flash flood of 20 Jun 2003, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $337K.

How does Levy County compare with Florida for flood?

0.9 events per 100 square miles against 6.3 statewide; the county holds 10 of the state's 3,375 recorded events.

Provenance

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Flood hub and the county page.