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Severe Storm history in Florida

Florida has 658 county-level severe storm declarations across 67 counties. Dixie County leads with 14 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $1.1B.

This page shows every Florida county in Florida that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Florida, see the Florida state page.

Severe Storm in Florida

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Dixie County14$3.8M
2Manatee County14$14.0M
3Sarasota County14$33.7M
4Wakulla County14$4.0M
5Hillsborough County13$5.6M
6Jefferson County13$2.5M
7Levy County13$5.8M
8Pinellas County13$9.4M
9Taylor County13$4.7M
10Volusia County13$24.2M
11Baker County12$4.0M
12Bay County12$13.3M
13Calhoun County12$33.5M
14Clay County12$5.2M
15Collier County12$15.0M
16Franklin County12$2.3M
17Liberty County12$890K
18Pasco County12$9.3M
19Putnam County12$3.5M
20Charlotte County11$12.1M
21Citrus County11$1.4M
22Duval County11$21.7M
23Gadsden County11$6.7M
24Gulf County11$540K
25Hamilton County11$3.0M
26Hernando County11$3.1M
27Lee County11$6.6M
28Madison County11$15.5M
29Nassau County11$2.1M
30Suwannee County11$19.9M
31Bradford County10$1.2M
32Gilchrist County10$1.1M
33Hardee County10$3.3M
34Holmes County10$22.3M
35Lafayette County10$2.1M
36Leon County10$180.1M
37Monroe County10$3.5M
38Santa Rosa County10$13.8M
39Union County10$562K
40Washington County10$22.1M
41Alachua County9$7.7M
42Brevard County9$15.5M
43Columbia County9$15.1M
44DeSoto County9$273K
45Flagler County9$2.3M
46Lake County9$6.6M
47Marion County9$807K
48Okaloosa County9$8.8M
49Polk County9$401K
50Sumter County9$3.8M
51Walton County9$12.7M
52Escambia County8$104.2M
53Highlands County8$496K
54Jackson County8$23.0M
55Seminole County8$3.7M
56St. Johns County8$3.0M
57Okeechobee County7$653K
58Orange County7$632K
59Osceola County7$170K
60Glades County6$535K
61Hendry County6$850K
62Miami-Dade County6$298.7M
63Broward County5$3.0M
64Palm Beach County4$11.1M
65Martin County3$2.8M
66St. Lucie County3$5.3M
67Indian River County2$524K