Coastal Volusia County storm history

A 44-year-old man visiting from Canada drowned in Ormond Beach after being caught in a rip current. Two other people were caught in the rip current but were able to make it safely back to shore. The man was transported to a local emergency room where he was pronounced deceased.

A 65 year-old man from Clermont was trapped in a rip current with his teenage son at an unguarded beach in Daytona Beach Shores near the 2200 block of Atlantic Ave just before 2 PM EDT. Both were rescued, but the man was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceas…

A 51-year-old man from Indiana drowned after getting caught in a rip current while swimming in Daytona Beach near 1515 S Atlantic Ave at an unguarded portion of the beaches.

A 58-year-old female from Daytona Beach was pulled unconscious from the ocean near 150 S Ocean Ave in Daytona Beach. She was transported to a nearby hospital where she eventually succumbed to her injuries on Friday, October 3, 2025. A second swimmer was rescued at the same time; …

Volusia County Emergency Management reported numerous downed trees and powerlines throughout the county as a result of Hurricane Milton's winds, which surface observations indicate wind gusts peaked between 50 to 60 mph inland, and 70 to 90 mph east of I-95. An observation near P…

Two brothers from Pierson were rescued from the ocean just north of the Daytona Beach Pier and were transported to the hospital in critical condition. The 22 year-old man succumbed to his injuries.

Volusia County Sheriff and local broadcast media relayed reports that a 54-year-old male from South Carolina drowned after being caught in a rip current at New Smyrna Beach. The incident occurred around 1330LST in an unguarded area in the 6000 Block south, near Pompano Ave. A co-…

Persistent onshore flow ahead of and during Ian led to high surf along the Volusia County coastline. A 68-year-old woman visiting from Kentucky died when high surf caused part of the dune she was standing on to collapse near the 2700 block of A1A in Ormond by the Sea. The woman w…

Volusia County Beach Safety and local broadcast media relayed reports that a 69-year-old male from Tampa, FL, drowned after being caught in a rip current at Ormond Beach. The incident occurred around 0830LST near the Traders Inn Beach Club at 1355 Ocean Shore Blvd. The victim had…

Volusia County Ocean Rescue and local broadcast media relayed reports that a 14-year-old male from Altamonte Springs, FL drowned after being caught in a rip current at Daytona Beach. The incident occurred around 1830LST in vicinity of the Hard Rock Hotel. Several teenagers were s…

Local broadcast media and Volusia County Ocean Rescue reported a 68-year-old woman from Cocoa Beach was caught in a rip current at around 8 PM on Saturday, June 18th in New Smyrna Beach. The incident occurred at an unguarded area of the beach. An off-duty officer noticed the woma…

Local broadcast media reported a 13-year-old boy from Port Orange drowned after being caught in a rip current while swimming near Sunglow Fishing Pier at Daytona Beach Shores. The teenager and two other friends were in the water swimming when the 13-year-old suddenly disappeared.…

At approximately 1041LST, a 62-year-old man and his wife, both from Orlando, entered the surf at an unguarded beach near the 4600 block of South Atlantic Avenue just north of Ponce Inlet. The couple was quickly overtaken by a rip current and rough surf conditions. A passerby noti…

At 1300LST a 61-year-old man from Michigan was unresponsive when life guards pulled him from the water near the 1700 block of A1A and North Shore Boulevard in Ormond-By-The-Sea. The life guards performed CPR on the man before he was transported to a local hospital, where he later…

A 53-year old male from Kissimmee was pulled from the surf at Daytona Beach around 1430 EST on May 31 and died an hour later in the hospital.

A 43-year-old male tourist from Tampa died after being pulled unconscious from rough surf in Daytona Beach Shores around 1100 EST on May 24. One would be rescuer was taken to the hospital and listed in stable condition. Beach patrol indicated there were strong rip currents at the…

Volusia County Beach Patrol confirmed the death of a 62-year-old male from Lebanon who died after being rescued from a rip current near the 1700 block of Atlantic Avenue in Ormond Beach around 0955 EST on May 25. The man was unconscious after being pulled from the surf and later …

Multiple media sources reported a 30-year old Georgia man drowned after being caught in a rip current, south of Cardinal Avenue in Ormond Beach. An off-duty lifeguard was in the area and pulled the man from the Alantic. Another woman who was trapped in the rip current was rescued…

A 22 year old male tourist from New York became caught in a rip current and drowned. He was an inexperienced swimmer. Two others, a male and female, were also caught in the rip current, but were better swimmers and they escaped to safety. The nearest lifeguard tower was approxima…

A 16 year old boy from New Smyrna Beach was caught in a rip current and drowned. The boy entered the surf over a half mile away from the nearest life guard station. Volusia County Beach patrol reported that the boys mother stated that he could not swim well. Also, an elderly man …

An elderly man visiting from Canada drowned after being caught in a rip current at Daytona Beach Shores.

An Orlando man who was body-boarding in swells on Bethune Beach in New Smyrna Beach associated with distant Hurricane Bill, was battered by large waves as he ventured out further than his family into the pounding surf. He was then washed back towards shore unconscious and later p…

A 15 year old male drowned in a rip current at New Smyrna Beach. The Volusia County beach patrol reported over 200 people rescued from rip currents during this period.

A man swimming in the surf was caught in a rip current and drowned. The man, vacationing from Pittsburgh, PA was the first drowning of the year in Volusia county.

Persistent onshore flow ahead of and during Nicole led to water level rises of 3 to 5 feet, locally up to 6 feet, along the Volusia County coastline. Moderate to severe beach erosion along already weakened dunes left behind in the wake of Hurricane Ian led to additional failures …

Persistent onshore flow ahead of and during Ian led to water level rises of 2 to 3 feet along the Volusia County coastline. Extensive damage to seawalls, with multiple failures, occurred in the Daytona Beach area. Moderate to severe beach erosion was sustained across the southern…

A strong coastal low developed offshore from the Southeast US along a stalled boundary draped across the central Florida peninsula. The tight pressure gradient resulted in several days of strong and gusty onshore flow. These winds combined with high astronomical tides to produce …

Volusia County Emergency Management reported limited damage across the county, mainly in the form of fallen trees and power lines. Surface observations indicate peak wind gusts generally between 45 to 55 mph. Rainfall totals ranged between 0.5 to 1.5 inches.

Hurricane Idalia's landfall along the Big Bend region led to widespread tropical storm force wind gusts through the day. The peak wind gust was 39 knots at the Daytona Beach International Airport. No damage was reported.

Volusia County Beach Safety reported a 37 year-old male and a female companion from out of state were caught in a rip current around 4pm. The female was able to return to shore and call for help. Beach safety personnel recovered the victim from beyond the sandbar. He was then tra…

Three visitors were caught in a rip current in an unguarded portion of the beach in the 1600 block of north Daytona Beach. Two made it to shore, but the third, a man in his 40s, was recused unresponsive and could not be revived. All three were transported to the hospital.

Hurricane Nicole's extensive wind field led to a period of tropical storm force winds and heavy rain in Volusia County. Scattered reports of trees downed and some minor structural damage due to strong winds, which surface observations indicated peaked between 60 and 70 mph along …

Hurricane Ian's slow movement and large wind field led to a long period of tropical storm force winds, with occasional hurricane force gusts in squalls, in Volusia County. Scattered reports of trees and power lines downed, as well as generally minor damage to roofs, awnings, fenc…

Volusia County Ocean Rescue and local broadcast media relayed reports that a 66-year-old male from Ormond-by-the-Sea, FL drowned after being caught in a rip current at Ormond-by-the-Sea. The incident occurred around 1700LST across from the 2100 block of Ocean Shore Boulevard. The…

Volusia County Ocean Rescue reported that a 57-year-old woman was injured after being caught in a rip current at Daytona Beach Shores at approximately 1240LST. The woman was caught in the rip current while trying to get back to shore and became submerged under the water. Beach sa…

The AWOS at Ormond Municipal Airport, KOMN, and New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport, KEVB, both measured peak heat index values of 113F.

A 17-year-old male from Georgia disappeared in the surf at New Smyrna Beach around 1600 EST on May 31. His body washed ashore the following day.

Sub-freezing temperatures occurred for three consecutive nights. Wind chill readings in the 20s also occurred during the morning of the 21st. The coldest morning at most locations was on the 22nd, when hard freeze conditions spread south across many locations of the interior peni…