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Lake Okeechobee, Atlantic South
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2002 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
509
All events
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Deaths
$500
Property damage
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD mesonet Lake Okeechobee North End measured a gust to 52 mph with a thunderstorm.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD mesonet LZ40 measured a gust to 59 mph from thunderstorms.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station at Glades Harney Pond Park reported at gust of 44 mph with a thunderstorm.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD mesonet site LZ40 measured a gust to 42 mph with a thunderstorm.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD mesonet site Lake Okeechobee South End reported a gust to 44 mph.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD mesonet CFSW measured a 46 mph gust with a thunderstorm.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Mesonet station on the south end of Lake Okeechobee recorded a wind gust of 43 mph at 7:15pm as a strong thunderstorm moved across Lake Okeechobee.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 44 mph or 38 kts over SFWMD site L005 over Lake Okeechobee.
Waterspout Waterspout
Broadcast Media shared video of a waterspout over the northern portion of Lake Okeechobee associated with a thunderstorm that moved onshore shortly afterwards.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD mesonet site LZ40 at the center of Lake Okeechobee reported a 63 mph/55 kt wind gust with thunderstorms in the area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD mesonet site L005 at the west end of Lake Okeechobee reported a 40 mph/35 kt wind gust with thunderstorms in the area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD mesonet site L006 at the south end of Lake Okeechobee reported a 42 mph/37 kt wind gust with thunderstorms in the area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD Lake Okeechobee West End mesonet site reported a wind gust of 41 mph as a thunderstorm moved through the area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Lake Okeechobee West Weatherflow Mesonet site reported a 47 mph or 41 kt wind gust with thunderstorms.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Lake Okeechobee Center Weatherflow Mesonet site reported a 53 mph or 46 kt wind gust with thunderstorms.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Lake Okeechobee South Weatherflow Mesonet site reported a 47 mph or 41 kt wind gust with thunderstorms.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Belle Glade Weatherflow Mesonet site reported a 49 mph or 43 kt wind gust with thunderstorms.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Pahokee High School EarthNetworks Mesonet site reported a 45 mph or 39 kt wind gust with thunderstorms.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD FWSN Station Lake Okeechobee Center reported a 50 mph/43 kt wind gust with thunderstorms in the area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD FWSN Station Lake Okeechobee West End reported a 39 mph/34 kt wind gust with thunderstorms in the area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A WeatherSTEM site at Harney Pond Park near Lakeport recorded a maximum wind gust of 49 knots/56 mph at 8:40 PM EDT with a severe thunderstorm. A wind gust of 42 knots/48 mph was recorded at 8:20 PM EDT.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust of 40 mph / 35 knots was measured at the SFWMD Lake Okeechobee West End sensor.
Marine Tropical Storm Marine Tropical Storm
Maximum sustained winds over Lake Okeechobee were in the 35 to 45 knot range, with a peak gust of 57 knots at the Lake Okeechobee Lock 7 FSWN station.
Marine Tropical Storm Marine Tropical Storm
Maximum sustained winds over Lake Okeechobee were in the 35 to 40 knot range. A peak wind gust of 44 knots / 51 mph was recorded at FSWN mesonet site at Lake Okeechobee Lock 7.
Waterspout Waterspout
A social media post showed a waterspout over the northern end of Lake Okeechobee as a strong thunderstorm moved through the area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust of 44 mph / 38 knots was measured at the SFWMD Lake Okeechobee Center sensor.
Marine Tropical Depression Marine Tropical Depression
Maximum sustained winds were in the 25 to 30 knot range over Lake Okeechobee, with gusts of 35 to 40 knots. A peak sustained wind gust of 41 knots was measured along the western shoreline at Harney Pond Park. out of the south/southwest at the SFWMD north end sensor. Peak wind gus…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust of 51 mph / 44 knots was measured at the SFWMD Lake Okeechobee North End sensor.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust of 43 mph/37 knots was measured at the SFWMD Lake Okeechobee North End sensor.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust of 40 mph/35 knots was measured at the WeatherSTEM FSWN Lake Okeechobee Lock 7 sensor.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust of 46 mph/40 knots was measured at the SFWMD Lake Okeechobee West End sensor.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust of 55 mph/48 knots was measured at the SFWMD Lake Okeechobee North End sensor.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust of 53 mph / 46 knots was measured at the SFWMD Lake Okeechobee West End sensor.
Marine Tropical Storm Marine Tropical Storm
Maximum sustained winds were in the 30-34 knot range over Lake Okeechobee, with a peak sustained wind of 34 knots out of the south at the SFWMD north end sensor. Peak wind gusts were in the 35-48 knot range.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust of 47 mph/41 knots was measured at the SFWMD Lake Okeechobee North End sensor.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Lake Okeechobee Center mesonet site LZ40 reported a wind gust of 46 kts or 53 mph associated with a thunderstorm.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Lake Okeechobee South mesonet site L006 reported a wind gust of 39 kts or 45 mph associated with a thunderstorm.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Lake Okeechobee South mesonet site L001 reported a wind gust of 41 kts or 47 mph associated with a thunderstorm.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Lake Okeechobee West mesonet site L005 reported a wind gust of 36 kts or 41 mph associated with a thunderstorm.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD Mesonet Site L005 measured a wind gust to 36 knots / 41 mph as a thunderstorm moved through the area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD Mesonet Site LZ40 measured a wind gust to 40 knots / 46 mph as a thunderstorm moved through the area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD Mesonet Site L006 measured a wind gust to 44 knots / 51 mph as a thunderstorm moved through the area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD mesonet site L006 measured a wind gust to 34 knots / 39 mph as a thunderstorm moved through the area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD mesonet site L001 measured a wind gust to 37 knots / 43 mph as a thunderstorm moved through the area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD mesonet station LZ40 reported a peak wind gust of 37 knots / 43 mph as a thunderstorm moved over Lake Okeechobee.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD mesonet station L006 reported a peak wind gust of 54 knots / 62 mph as a thunderstorm moved over Lake Okeechobee.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD mesonet station L006 reported a peak wind gust of 35 knots / 40 mph as a thunderstorm moved over Lake Okeechobee.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust of 37 knots/42 mph was recorded at the SFWMD site L001 Lake Okeechobee North End.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station 1918W Fswn Glades Alvin Ward Park at the Hoover Dike outside Moore Haven reported a wind gust of 34 knots (39 mph) as a strong thunderstorm moved through the area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
SFWMD weather station at North End Lake Okeechobee (L001) measured a gust to 47 knots/54 mph as a thunderstorm moved through the area.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 32 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 31 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 0 |
| 2017 | 19 | 0 |
| 2016 | 44 | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | 0 |
| 2014 | 25 | 0 |
| 2013 | 23 | 0 |
| 2012 | 30 | 0 |
| 2011 | 39 | 0 |
| 2010 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009 | 51 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32 | 0 |
| 2007 | 15 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
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