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Florida, 1975

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

210events recorded155 in 1974

2deaths recorded79 injuries

$12Mproperty damage (estimates)

2disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

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.

Events by hazard

Tornado104

Wind86

Hail20

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1975 was 210 against 155 in 1974.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1975
Palm Beach County	12
Volusia County	12
Duval County	8
Marion County	8
Seminole County	8
Brevard County	7
Escambia County	7
Hillsborough County	7
Lee County	7
St. Lucie County	7
Bay County	6
Broward County	6
Miami-Dade County	6
Okaloosa County	6
Orange County	6
Osceola County	6
Polk County	6
Clay County	5
Lake County	5
Pinellas County	5
Alachua County	4
Citrus County	4
Suwannee County	4
Columbia County	3
Jackson County	3

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
31 Dec 1975	Marion	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	1	26
12 Jan 1975	Bay	Tornado	F2	$250,000	1	3
12 Jan 1975	Jackson	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	15
12 Jan 1975	Washington	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	12
10 Jan 1975	Okaloosa	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	7
6 Feb 1975	Sumter	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	5
6 Feb 1975	Lafayette	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	4
8 Aug 1975	Columbia	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	2
6 Feb 1975	Clay	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
4 Jul 1975	Miami-Dade	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
11 Apr 1975	Brevard	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
11 Aug 1975	St. Lucie	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
18 Mar 1975	Taylor	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	1
9 Apr 1975	Jackson	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
16 Oct 1975	Bay	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
12 Nov 1975	Walton	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
11 Apr 1975	Marion	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
11 Apr 1975	Lake	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
13 Mar 1975	Okaloosa	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
18 Mar 1975	St. Johns	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
12 Jan 1975	Calhoun	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
6 Feb 1975	Bradford	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
10 Jul 1975	Brevard	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
17 Feb 1975	Jackson	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
31 Jul 1975	Escambia	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
22 Sep 1975	Bay	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
23 Sep 1975	Okaloosa	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
23 Sep 1975	Washington	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 May 1975	Okaloosa	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
9 Nov 1975	Escambia	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
12 Nov 1975	Bay	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
14 Jun 1975	Jefferson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
9 May 1975	Polk	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
25 Dec 1975	Escambia	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
25 Dec 1975	Okaloosa	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
19 Mar 1975	Glades	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
25 Mar 1975	Clay	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
11 Apr 1975	Putnam	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
14 Apr 1975	Escambia	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
2 May 1975	Marion	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1975

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
26 Sep 1975	DR-484	Major disaster	Flood	High Winds, Heavy Rains & Flooding	6
22 Aug 1975	DR-479	Major disaster	Flood	Flooding	8

Flood insurance claims with a 1975 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Florida carry a 1975 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.