Broward County, Florida
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
147
Tornado reports
210
Hail reports
110
Floods since 1996
1,175
All events
33
Deaths
$168.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Broward County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 144 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
Broadcast media reported that a 16-year-old boy was killed by lightning after being struck while riding a bicycle in the 600 block of SW 67th Avenue in Pembroke Pines during a thunderstorm. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Time is approxi…
Broadcast media reported that a 19-year-old male was killed by lightning strike as he was jogging at Vista View Park in Davie during a thunderstorm.
A 55 year-old man was struck by lightning while carrying a weed wacker in the area of 7400 NW 4th place in Margate. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, and died from his injuries on Friday, June 15th.
A 53-year-old woman was killed when struck by a lightning strike while working at C.W. Hendrix Farms in Parkland. Two other people in the immediate area were also struck and taken to nearby hospitals.
Multiple members of media reported two men were struck by lightning at a construction site at the Pines City Center in Pembroke Pines. A 34-year-old man was struck directly while the other indirectly. Both men were taken to a local area hospital. The man who was struck directly h…
Broadcast media relayed a report of two male construction workers struck by lightning from a thunderstorm just northwest of their location while working on a roof of a auto dealership at 909 South Federal Highway in Pompano Beach. Both men were transported to a local hospital. On…
A 53-year-old lawn care worker was struck and killed by a lightning strike as he was cutting grass at an apartment building in Coral Springs.
A 24-year-old man was struck and killed by lightning while doing landscape work at a private residence in Parkland. The man was working with three other men when the lightning struck. It was not raining at the time, but there were dark storm clouds in the distance. None of the ot…
A 36-year-old man was killed when lightning struck his tank while scuba diving off the coast near Deerfield Beach. The man had just resurfaced when lightning struck his tank. Frequent lightning and very heavy rain was occurring at the time of the lightning strike.
Lightning struck and killed a 24-year old man who was laying tile on the roof of a home in western sections of Miramar. The force of the lightning knocked out a second worker, but he regained consciousness and did not require further medical attention.
A 38-year-old Miami man died when lightning struck him as he was riding his ATV (all-terrain vehicle) in the Everglades about 10 miles west of Highway 27 near the Broward/Palm Beach County line. His 16-year-old daughter was riding was him and was injured, although she survived th…
Coconut Creek PD reported that 3 teenagers were struck by lightning during a football game just before they could seek shelter off the football field at Monarch High School during a rapidly approaching thunderstorm. One person died, and two were injured. The game had already been…
Strong east winds created by Hurricane Dennis created rip currents that drowned a man off Hollywood Beach.
A woman of unknown age drowned when likely caught in a rip current along Hollywood Beach.
A resident of a nearby condominium drowned in a rip current at the beach in the 3400 Block of Galt Ocean Mile. Winds were east at 15 to 20 mph and the time of low tide was 8 AM.
A 64-year-old Oakland Park man drowned in a rip current at an unguarded section of beach. Two other people were rescued and treated at the hospital.
A man drowned in a rip current at Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Strong onshore winds continued during the second day of the three-day Labor Day Weekend. Two local residents swimming in the ocean late at night were caught in a rip current. One of the women drowned. On Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and 31, more than 100 persons were rescued fr…
Two women standing about 30 feet apart on the bank of a canal while fishing were affected by a lightning strike. One women died four days later from her injuries.
A 51-year old Canadian visitor drowned in a rip current at an unguarded section of Fort Lauderdale beach near the 4200 block of El Mar Drive.
A 67-year old Canadian visitor drowned in a rip current at an unguarded section of the beach across from 1151 State Road A1A. Six other people were rescued and hospitalized at various times and locations along the surf beaches of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. East winds had in…
A father drowned in a rip current while attempting to save his children. The children were uninjured.
A man was directly struck and killed by lightning while standing on Fort Lauderdale beach. Seven other people standing nearby were affected, one seriously. When the lightning struck, the thunderstorm was located over the mainland, several miles away. It was raining lightly and th…
Two boys who were swimming in a community pool, died when lightning struck nearby, shocking them unconscious and causing them to drown.
A 38-year-old woman was struck by lightning in her backyard under a avacado tree. It was not raining at the time. The bolt struck her in the belt buckle. At the 3700 block of SW 1232nd Ave.
victim was waiting at bus stop next t o palm tree at 2595 e. sunrise blvd.
A second round of flash flooding occurred in SE Broward County on June 12th, leading to major flooding in portions of Hallandale Beach and Hollywood. An additional 10-15 inches of rain fell in this area. much of it during the time frame of this event. Damage assessments following…
During the afternoon and evening of April 12th, prolific rainfall occurred across southern and central metro Broward County, including the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Dania Beach, and Wilton Manors. Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly training over this urban corridor …
A tornado touched down at North Perry Airport (HWO), causing EF-1 damage to 20 general aviation aircraft, including several which flipped over, damage to 50 feet of fencing, and minor damage to hangar doors and structures. The tornado crossed Pines Boulevard near the University D…
Moderate to severe flooding occurred over parts of northern metro Broward County. Hardest hit areas were in Lauderhill from Commercial Boulevard to NW 44 ST between University Drive and Pine Island Road where canals overflowed their banks and streets were flooded for a few days. …
Torrential rainfall affected eastern sections of metro Broward County during the overnight hours of October 31st. Rainfall totals of 8 to 12 inches occurred over an area bounded by I-595 to the south and Pompano Beach to the north, from NW 31 Ave to the west all the way to the At…
A strong tornado rated as an EF-2 with maximum estimated winds of 125 mph moved across western portions of Plantation and Sunrise on the evening of October 18th. A total of 136 structures suffered damage, with about 20-25 of these sustaining significant to severe damage. A few mo…
At 2034 est the f1 tornadoes crossed the dade-broward counties line and damaged a strip shopping center in miramar. The multiple tornadoes moved across north perry airport at 2036 est where 40 aircraft were destroyed and 40 aircraft were damaged. The tornadoes weakened to f0-f1 i…
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Broadcast media reported a landspout associated with a thunderstorm south of Interstate 75 near mile marker 43 in western Broward County.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Social media depicts several stalled cars along NW 4th Street in Deerfield Beach. Water level is about halfway up SUV size tires.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30 | 0 |
| 2024 | 34 | 5 |
| 2023 | 39 | 3 |
| 2022 | 20 | 4 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | 52 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | 4 |
| 2017 | 17 | 6 |
| 2016 | 29 | 5 |
| 2015 | 36 | 2 |
| 2014 | 28 | 0 |
| 2013 | 27 | 3 |
| 2012 | 26 | 0 |
| 2011 | 39 | 2 |
| 2010 | 11 | 1 |
| 2009 | 54 | 0 |
| 2008 | 24 | 2 |
| 2007 | 31 | 2 |
| 2006 | 25 | 2 |
| 2005 | 39 | 0 |
| 2004 | 34 | 0 |
| 2003 | 35 | 2 |
| 2002 | 18 | 2 |
| 2001 | 43 | 2 |
| 2000 | 36 | 5 |
| 1999 | 53 | 4 |
| 1998 | 51 | 6 |
| 1997 | 43 | 5 |
| 1996 | 35 | 4 |
| 1995 | 15 | 6 |
| 1994 | 15 | 2 |
| 1993 | 9 | 1 |
| 1992 | 5 | 1 |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 |
| 1990 | 14 | 3 |
| 1989 | 7 | 3 |
| 1988 | 3 | 3 |
| 1987 | 9 | 4 |
| 1986 | 9 | 3 |
| 1985 | 8 | 2 |
| 1984 | 7 | 3 |
| 1983 | 17 | 3 |
| 1982 | 8 | 2 |
| 1981 | 9 | 8 |
| 1980 | 5 | 4 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | 7 | 5 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | 3 | 1 |
| 1975 | 6 | 0 |
| 1974 | 5 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 5 | 2 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 2 |
| 1964 | 3 | 2 |
| 1962 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961 | 2 | 2 |
| 1959 | 3 | 1 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 2 | 1 |
| 1955 | 5 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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