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Florida, 1982

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

160events recorded136 in 1981

2deaths recorded39 injuries

$13Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations5,548 NFIP claims, $13M 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

Tornado71

Wind68

Hail21

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1982 was 160 against 136 in 1981.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1982
Polk County	13
Miami-Dade County	11
Broward County	8
Lee County	8
Okaloosa County	8
Volusia County	8
Brevard County	7
Lake County	6
Palm Beach County	5
Seminole County	5
Bay County	4
Citrus County	4
Collier County	4
Escambia County	4
Highlands County	4
Marion County	4
Monroe County	4
Pinellas County	4
Hillsborough County	3
Levy County	3
Manatee County	3
Orange County	3
Putnam County	3
St. Lucie County	3
Sarasota County	3

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
26 Sep 1982	Okeechobee	Tornado	F2	$250,000	1	7
17 Jun 1982	Hendry	Tornado	F2	$250,000	1	1
8 Apr 1982	Seminole	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	10
17 Jun 1982	Highlands	Tornado	F2	$250	—	9
6 Mar 1982	Miami-Dade	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	4
17 Jun 1982	Glades	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	3
11 Apr 1982	St. Lucie	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	1
10 Aug 1982	Hernando	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
9 Apr 1982	Lake	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
29 Mar 1982	Palm Beach	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
5 Apr 1982	Columbia	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
6 Oct 1982	Lee	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
27 May 1982	Miami-Dade	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
21 Sep 1982	Pinellas	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
18 Jun 1982	Polk	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
14 Jan 1982	Lee	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
17 Feb 1982	Manatee	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
6 Mar 1982	Highlands	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
17 Jun 1982	Highlands	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
26 Sep 1982	Collier	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
17 Jun 1982	Polk	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
17 Jun 1982	Volusia	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
3 Jun 1982	Monroe	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
11 Jun 1982	Levy	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
11 Jun 1982	Marion	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
17 Jun 1982	Broward	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
25 Jun 1982	Martin	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
27 Jun 1982	Escambia	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
4 Jul 1982	Escambia	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
8 Jul 1982	Hillsborough	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
13 Jul 1982	Citrus	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 Jul 1982	Manatee	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
26 Jul 1982	Polk	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
29 Jul 1982	Bay	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
31 Jul 1982	Polk	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
14 Jan 1982	Hendry	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
6 Mar 1982	Pinellas	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
7 Mar 1982	Volusia	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
8 Apr 1982	Dixie	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
8 Apr 1982	Levy	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 1982

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
7 Jul 1982	DR-664	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms And Flooding	4

Flood insurance claims with a 1982 date of loss

5,548 NFIP claims, 3,807 of them paid, for $12,763,610.

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.