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Florida, 2014

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

1,095events recorded828 in 2013
11deaths recorded47 injuries
$210Mproperty damage (estimates)
1disaster declarations3,960 NFIP claims, $125M paid
← 20132015 →

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

Wind528
Flood159
Hail139
Other138
Lightning63
Winter35
Tornado30
Cold2
Wildfire1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2014 was 1,095 against 828 in 2013.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2014
Walton County68
Duval County62
Leon County60
Hillsborough County53
Wakulla County52
Flagler County41
Alachua County33
Palm Beach County29
Broward County28
Clay County28
Jackson County28
Marion County28
Washington County26
Holmes County24
Bay County22
Gadsden County22
Nassau County22
Putnam County22
Pinellas County20
Miami-Dade County19
Brevard County18
Polk County18
Suwannee County18
Bradford County17
Columbia County17

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
9 Jan 2014Palm BeachFlash Flood—$500,0002—
29 Apr 2014EscambiaFlash Flood—$150,000,0001—
13 Mar 2014Indian RiverStrong Wind30 mph—12
22 Jul 2014LeeLightning——12
29 May 2014BrowardLightning——11
16 Jun 2014HernandoThunderstorm Wind46 mph$10,0001—
13 Jun 2014Santa RosaLightning——1—
14 May 2014PinellasLightning——1—
14 May 2014HillsboroughLightning——1—
16 Jul 2014SarasotaLightning——1—
21 Dec 2014HillsboroughLightning—$1,000—11
17 Nov 2014CalhounTornadoEF2$2,000,000—2
18 Aug 2014DuvalThunderstorm Wind52 mph——2
19 Jun 2014BrowardLightning———2
17 Apr 2014CollierLightning———2
29 Apr 2014Santa RosaFlash Flood—$16,000,000——
11 Jan 2014WakullaThunderstorm Wind63 mph$50,000—1
29 May 2014HillsboroughLightning—$15,000—1
28 Jul 2014JacksonLightning—$10,000—1
12 Aug 2014Santa RosaLightning———1
6 Sep 2014BrowardLightning———1
14 Apr 2014EscambiaLightning———1
20 Jul 2014FlaglerLightning———1
4 Jul 2014BrowardLightning———1
6 Jul 2014BrowardLightning———1
16 Jul 2014Palm BeachLightning———1
26 Jul 2014Palm BeachLightning———1
27 Jul 2014Palm BeachLightning———1
8 Jul 2014BrowardLightning———1
15 Aug 2014BrowardLightning———1
23 Jul 2014BrowardLightning———1
31 Aug 2014LevyLightning———1
3 Aug 2014PinellasLightning———1
16 Jul 2014HillsboroughLightning———1
8 Jun 2014AlachuaLightning———1
6 Jun 2014SuwanneeThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
24 Jul 2014PinellasLightning———1
23 Sep 2014Miami-DadeLightning———1
8 Jun 2014AlachuaThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
30 Apr 2014JacksonFlood—$6,690,000——

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 2014

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
6 May 2014DR-4177Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding9

Flood insurance claims with a 2014 date of loss

3,960 NFIP claims, 2,769 of them paid, for $124,776,196.

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.