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Florida, 1977

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

92events recorded127 in 1976

1deaths recorded18 injuries

$1.1Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster 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

Wind40

Tornado35

Hail17

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1977 was 92 against 127 in 1976.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1977
Marion County	6
Pasco County	6
Miami-Dade County	5
Okaloosa County	5
Brevard County	4
Citrus County	4
Duval County	4
Manatee County	4
Pinellas County	4
Polk County	4
Putnam County	4
Broward County	3
Hillsborough County	3
Lee County	3
Orange County	3
Alachua County	2
Collier County	2
Franklin County	2
Highlands County	2
Osceola County	2
Santa Rosa County	2
Walton County	2
Bradford County	1
Charlotte County	1
Columbia County	1

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
5 Dec 1977	Putnam	Tornado	F2	$250,000	1	10
15 Jul 1977	Manatee	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	6
21 Jul 1977	DeSoto	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	2
10 Jan 1977	Osceola	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
6 Dec 1977	Lee	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
25 Dec 1977	Okaloosa	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
29 May 1977	Marion	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
23 Feb 1977	Okaloosa	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
24 Feb 1977	Osceola	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
21 Sep 1977	Seminole	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
10 Aug 1977	Bradford	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
17 Jun 1977	Putnam	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
20 Jun 1977	Duval	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
22 Jun 1977	Nassau	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
1 Jul 1977	Lee	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
11 Jul 1977	Collier	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
6 Jul 1977	Martin	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
24 Feb 1977	Orange	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
18 Aug 1977	Lake	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
1 Aug 1977	Brevard	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
15 Jun 1977	Putnam	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
16 Jun 1977	Pasco	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
7 Jul 1977	Pasco	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
5 Jun 1977	Polk	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
6 Jun 1977	Highlands	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
12 Jul 1977	Collier	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
19 Jul 1977	Columbia	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
6 Jan 1977	Okaloosa	Tornado	F0	$250	—	—
25 Oct 1977	Escambia	Tornado	F0	$250	—	—
30 Oct 1977	Brevard	Tornado	F0	$250	—	—
24 May 1977	Highlands	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
25 Oct 1977	Okaloosa	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
27 May 1977	Brevard	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
18 Jun 1977	Miami-Dade	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
21 Jun 1977	Alachua	Tornado	F1	—	—	—

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 1977

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
31 Jan 1977	DR-526	Major disaster	Freezing	Severe Winter Weather	35

Flood insurance claims with a 1977 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Florida carry a 1977 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.