Casselberry

Population 31,872 (2025)

51 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 50 miles of Casselberry since 1851; the strongest at closest approach was David in 1979 (Category 2).

Hazard fingerprint for Casselberry Tornado: 95th percentile. Tropical: 93th percentile. Wildfire: 45th percentile. Flood: 45th percentile. Hail & wind: 86th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 34th percentile. Winter: 0th percentile. TORTROPFIREFLOODSEVEREHEATCOLDWINTER

Hazard fingerprint Each spoke is this county’s percentile among U.S. counties where that hazard occurs. How it is computed

2026
  • Tornado damage paths within 25 miles since 1950131
  • Tropical cyclone tracks within 100 miles since 1851, wider where stronger96
  • Wildfire burn scars within 25 miles since 1984100
  • Major flood years since 1978, Seminole County5

At a glance

Tornado paths within 25 miles, tropical cyclone tracks within 100 miles and wildfire perimeters within 25 miles of the city centre. Storm events, flood insurance claims and disaster declarations are for Seminole County. Earthquakes within 50 miles, volcanoes within 100 miles and smoke days are measured from the city centre; river and tide gauges, tsunami and landslide records and the drought index are for Seminole County.

Tornadoes since 1950, within 25 mi

131

5 rated F3/EF3 or stronger

Details

Tropical cyclones within 50 mi

51

12 at hurricane strength since 1851

Details

Large wildfires within 25 mi

100

Largest: Unnamed, 1998

Details

Flood insurance claims

1,562

Seminole County

$54.0 million paid since 1978

Details

Strongest tornado

F3

February 22, 1998, 28.0 mile path

Strongest tropical cyclone

Cat. 2

Hurricane David, 1979, 38.0 miles away

Federal disaster declarations

39

Most recent: Hurricane Milton, 2024

Details

Record high

103°F

September 8, 1921

Details

Tornadoes

About 2 tornados a year since 1950, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

February 22, 1998

F3, 28.0 mile path

250 yards wide; 25 killed along the whole path.

Most recent

Monday, May 26, 2025

EF0, 0.1 mile path

Within the past year.

Tornadoes by decade, within 25 miles Doppler radar era² 1950s: 6 6 1960s: 12 12 1970s: 39 39 1980s: 25 25 1990s: 15 15 2000s: 11 11 2010s: 11 11 2020s: 12 12 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
Recorded tornadoes per decade. The 2020s are incomplete.
Tornadoes by month J: 9 F: 14 M: 11 A: 12 M: 13 J: 26 26 J: 16 A: 9 S: 7 O: 4 N: 5 D: 5 JFMAMJJASOND
By month of occurrence, all years.

Every recorded tornado

Tornadoes within 25 miles since 1950
May 26, 2025EF00.11500
Mar 10, 2025EF24.030000
Aug 21, 2024EF01.3500
Jun 6, 2024EF00.0500
Aug 18, 2020EF00.17000
Jun 7, 2020EF00.52000
Jun 6, 2020EF02.020000
Jun 6, 2020EF15.150000
Jun 6, 2020EF00.02000
Jun 6, 2020EF00.01000
Apr 20, 2020EF02.72500
Jan 4, 2020EF14.426500
Jan 24, 2019EF00.517500
Dec 9, 2018EF00.15000
Jul 7, 2017EF00.72500
Jul 7, 2017EF00.11500
Sep 1, 2016EF01.515000
Jul 8, 2016EF00.23000
Jul 24, 2014EF00.21500
Mar 29, 2014EF02.410000
Dec 10, 2012EF04.25000
Jun 24, 2012EF03.710000
Sep 19, 2011EF00.11500
Jul 15, 2009EF00.15000
May 19, 2009EF00.15000
Apr 1, 2009EF00.01500
Sep 20, 2007EF11.830000
Jul 24, 2007EF01.03000
Feb 2, 2007EF326.04505113
Nov 7, 2006F12.310000
Nov 7, 2006F00.85000
Oct 7, 2006F00.13000
Jul 6, 2006F02.04000
Jun 13, 2006F00.12000
Feb 22, 1998F328.025015025
Feb 22, 1998F316.02003613
Feb 22, 1998F318.0200703
Feb 16, 1998F00.13000
Jun 1, 1997F00.23000
Oct 7, 1996F00.12000
Oct 7, 1996F00.13000
Oct 7, 1996F00.13000
Jan 7, 1995F12.04000
Nov 16, 1994F00.12300
Jun 17, 1994F00.11000
Mar 12, 1993F230.0200601
Feb 25, 1992F10.550110
Mar 3, 1991F10.55000
Nov 9, 1990F116.05090
Apr 15, 1987F23.010071
Dec 23, 1986F00.53000
May 20, 1986F02.03000
Feb 27, 1984F11.01000
Jul 5, 1983F10.53000
Apr 23, 1983F16.04000
Apr 23, 1983F18.04000
Apr 15, 1983F116.05000
Feb 2, 1983F25.05090
Feb 2, 1983F00.22010
Feb 2, 1983F21.02000
Sep 10, 1982F00.31000
Jun 18, 1982F15.05000
Jun 17, 1982F10.21000
Apr 29, 1982F10.52000
Apr 8, 1982F23.050100
Aug 27, 1981F00.12000
Jun 21, 1981F00.12000
Jun 21, 1981F00.12000
Jun 21, 1981F10.53000
Jun 20, 1981F00.12000
Jun 10, 1981F00.12000
Mar 19, 1981F38.010010
Mar 18, 1981F20.53310
Jun 24, 1980F00.13000
Aug 23, 1979F10.13000
May 5, 1979F16.23000
Dec 24, 1978F10.32000
Dec 24, 1978F10.32000
Sep 4, 1978F00.22000
Aug 13, 1978F10.12010
Jul 1, 1978F00.11000
Jun 10, 1978F00.52000
Jan 19, 1978F10.52000
Jan 8, 1978F219.3200230
Jan 8, 1978F22.010000
Sep 21, 1977F00.11000
Feb 24, 1977F00.11000
May 23, 1976F00.51000
May 12, 1976F00.31010
Mar 9, 1976F05.42000
Sep 18, 1975F00.13000
Aug 6, 1975F10.12000
Jun 11, 1975F10.53000
May 15, 1975F00.25000
Apr 14, 1975F00.12300
Aug 6, 1974F10.550000
May 15, 1974F00.11000
May 12, 1974F02.03300
Jul 12, 1973F00.21000
May 25, 1973F00.22010
Jan 28, 1973F22.7300160
Jan 28, 1973F214.010070
Jul 5, 1972F20.35000
Jun 19, 1972F10.110000
Mar 31, 1972F10.52000
Mar 31, 1972F00.22000
Mar 31, 1972F10.22000
Mar 31, 1972F10.22000
Feb 3, 1972F10.230000
Feb 3, 1972F10.210000
May 13, 1971F02.03000
Jul 9, 1970F10.11000
Jun 25, 1970F10.11000
Aug 14, 1969F13.81000
Apr 19, 1969F15.650000
Nov 9, 1968F169.31030
Jun 19, 1967F10.11000
Jun 5, 1967F20.117300
Aug 23, 1966F20.11030
Jun 15, 1966F10.11000
Apr 28, 1964F20.11000
Jul 29, 1963F10.11000
Jul 7, 1963F10.11000
Jun 8, 1963F10.11000
Feb 25, 1961F10.11000
Jul 12, 1959F00.11000
Apr 2, 1959F20.110091
Jan 8, 1955F10.15000
Jul 24, 1953F10.11710
May 15, 1950F10.11000
May 15, 1950F20.11000
  1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
  2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Hurricanes and tropical storms

51 passed within 50 miles since 1851; 12 at hurricane strength.

Strongest within 50 miles

September 4, 1979

David, Category 2

38.0 miles at closest approach, winds near 98 mph.

Most recent

October 10, 2024

Milton, Category 1

34.5 miles at closest approach.

Tropical cyclones within 50 miles by decade 50s: 3 60s: 0 70s: 4 80s: 2 90s: 4 00s: 1 10s: 3 20s: 3 30s: 3 40s: 3 50s: 4 60s: 6 6 70s: 1 80s: 3 90s: 2 00s: 5 10s: 1 20s: 3 50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s
Storms within 50 miles, by decade. Records before about 1900 miss storms that never reached land or ships.

Every storm within 100 miles

Tropical cyclones within 100 miles
Milton202434.5Category 179Category 5
Nicole202244.8Tropical storm60Category 1
Ian202246.8Tropical storm70Category 5
Eta202099.4Tropical storm48Category 4
Isaias202090.3Tropical storm69Category 1
Irma201760.4Tropical storm71Category 5
Matthew201663.3Category 3120Category 5
Julia201617.2Tropical storm49Tropical storm
Fay200843.8Tropical storm52Tropical storm
Ernesto200644.7Tropical storm44Category 1
Tammy200549.6Tropical storm48Tropical storm
Jeanne200459.5Category 175Category 3
Frances200463.1Tropical storm68Category 4
Charley20047.3Category 186Category 4
Gabrielle20014.2Tropical storm46Category 1
Irene199985.3Category 175Category 2
Jerry199534.1Tropical storm40Tropical storm
Erin199542.0Tropical storm62Category 2
Keith198843.4Tropical storm43Category 1
Chris198869.7Tropical storm48Tropical storm
Isabel198589.5Tropical storm46Tropical storm
Bob198555.9Tropical storm61Category 1
Isidore198449.8Tropical storm52Tropical storm
Diana198488.2Tropical storm67Category 4
Unnamed198272.5Subtropical storm49Tropical storm
Dennis198131.3Tropical storm40Category 1
David197938.0Category 298Category 5
Dottie197680.1Tropical storm48Tropical storm
Unnamed197486.3Subtropical storm58Tropical storm
Gladys196855.4Category 189Category 2
Dolly196847.9Tropical storm40Category 1
Brenda196814.5Tropical storm40Category 1
Abby196844.6Tropical storm52Category 1
Unnamed196544.4Tropical storm52Tropical storm
Dora196484.7Category 2107Category 4
Cleo196417.6Tropical storm54Category 4
Donna196011.4Category 178Category 4
Unnamed195916.2Tropical storm46Category 1
Unnamed195640.7Tropical storm58Tropical storm
Hazel195386.5Tropical storm72Category 1
Unnamed195399.7Tropical storm40Tropical storm
King195011.6Category 181Category 4
Easy195022.2Tropical storm46Category 3
Unnamed194960.5Category 178Category 4
Unnamed194785.1Tropical storm63Tropical storm
Unnamed194670.5Tropical storm72Category 2
Unnamed194521.0Category 179Category 4
Unnamed194545.0Tropical storm60Category 2
Unnamed194441.6Category 181Category 4
Unnamed193962.8Tropical storm60Category 1
Unnamed193736.3Tropical storm67Tropical storm
Unnamed193728.2Tropical storm48Tropical storm
Unnamed193628.8Tropical storm55Tropical storm
Unnamed193359.5Tropical storm69Category 4
Unnamed192851.2Category 184Category 5
Unnamed192839.2Tropical storm51Category 2
Unnamed192637.8Category 194Category 4
Unnamed192561.5Post-tropical66Category 1
Unnamed192112.8Category 184Category 4
Unnamed192154.8Tropical storm39Category 1
Unnamed192058.9Tropical storm55Category 1
Unnamed191650.0Tropical storm40Tropical storm
Unnamed191525.5Tropical storm67Category 1
Unnamed191035.3Tropical storm66Category 4
Unnamed190949.3Tropical storm40Tropical storm
Unnamed189920.5Tropical storm46Tropical storm
Unnamed18979.6Tropical storm49Tropical storm
Unnamed189697.3Tropical storm43Category 2
Unnamed18949.9Tropical storm70Category 3
Unnamed189361.4Category 3121Category 3
Unnamed189366.1Category 3121Category 3
Unnamed189249.7Tropical storm46Tropical storm
Unnamed188983.8Tropical storm46Category 1
Unnamed188897.1Category 298Category 2
Unnamed188865.8Tropical storm44Tropical storm
Unnamed188719.7Tropical storm40Category 1
Unnamed188672.6Tropical storm67Category 1
Unnamed188554.4Category 298Category 2
Unnamed188067.2Category 174Category 1
Unnamed188021.4Tropical storm72Category 2
Unnamed187964.2Tropical storm61Category 1
Unnamed187855.4Category 181Category 2
Unnamed187770.9Tropical storm48Tropical storm
Unnamed187684.8Category 192Category 3
Unnamed187494.7Tropical storm72Category 1
Unnamed187372.3Category 297Category 3
Unnamed187329.9Tropical storm49Tropical storm
Unnamed18724.4Tropical storm46Category 1
Unnamed187196.2Tropical storm58Category 1
Unnamed187119.6Category 177Category 3
Unnamed187131.8Category 181Category 3
Unnamed186798.6Tropical storm58Category 1
Unnamed186154.2Tropical storm63Category 1
Unnamed185924.4Category 186Category 1
Unnamed18589.9Tropical storm58Category 2
Unnamed185488.5Category 3127Category 3
Unnamed185396.0Category 192Category 2
Unnamed185226.7Tropical storm58Category 1
  1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Wildfire and smoke

100 large fires burned within 25 miles since 1984.

Largest

June 22, 1998

Unnamed Fire, 3,760 acres

23.5 miles from the city centre.

Most recent

May 20, 2024

Sandy Drain Fire

678 acres in total.

Acres burned by large fires within 25 miles, cumulative 1985: 1,5561986: 16,8021987: 2,7611988: 1,2571989: 11,7561990: 3,3211991: 4,9701992: 13,5831993: 17,1551994: 2,3191996: 3,4341997: 1,0871998: 195,3931999: 5,3612000: 15,2132003: 4,3972004: 1,4152005: 2,3362006: 7812007: 7,5682008: 1,5222009: 10,9212011: 25,4812015: 9322016: 1,4772017: 7,9202020: 9152024: 678 362,311 acres 198519901995200020052010201520202025
Running total of acres burned (line) and each year’s acres (bars).

Every large fire

Large wildfires since 1984
Sandy Drain202421.8678
Fox202024.4915
Sod Farm 2201718.5900
North Cane201722.17,020
Springs201610.3551
Brumley Flad201616.9926
Unnamed201524.5932
Maytown Road201120.82,063
Whispering Pines201124.81,296
Stag Horn201124.61,643
Lazer Range201122.7685
The Big Fire201119.9799
Iron Horse201121.218,225
Shoulder Knot201120.8770
Unnamed200919.91,329
Unnamed200921.9852
Orlando-Volusia Complex200919.34,612
Harley200915.01,719
Bent Gate200923.82,409
Unnamed200816.7972
Unnamed200811.5550
Unnamed200716.0728
Unnamed200715.11,235
Lee House200712.92,365
Red Oak Fire200720.3837
Unnamed200724.12,403
Far Reach Ii Fire200624.8781
Unnamed200513.3753
Unnamed200512.81,583
Unnamed200422.01,415
Unnamed200314.01,979
Unnamed200316.11,674
Unnamed200311.5744
Unnamed200020.61,798
Unnamed200023.03,525
Unnamed200023.81,179
Unnamed200015.21,358
Unnamed200020.32,284
Unnamed200019.6902
Unnamed20008.52,813
Unnamed200016.0844
Unnamed200010.9510
Unnamed199924.0678
Unnamed199923.3794
Unnamed199922.61,297
Unnamed199924.11,041
Unnamed199919.41,551
Unnamed199823.51,473
Unnamed199823.52,036
Unnamed199816.93,411
Unnamed199823.39,963
Unnamed199818.445,916
Unnamed199824.54,273
Unnamed199821.0667
Unnamed199823.53,760
Unnamed199822.5121,114
Unnamed199824.6619
Unnamed199814.52,161
Unnamed199724.4566
Unnamed199723.3521
Unnamed199620.9855
Rx Sj 2 So199623.52,579
Unnamed199423.32,319
Unnamed199325.01,292
Unnamed199322.71,554
Unnamed199313.73,350
Unnamed199323.91,545
Unnamed199322.19,414
Unnamed199212.72,301
Unnamed199218.41,051
Unnamed199217.3511
Unnamed199212.73,583
Unnamed199219.4872
Unnamed199213.41,678
Unnamed199224.32,561
Unnamed199219.71,026
Unnamed199119.3558
Unnamed199120.61,808
Unnamed199121.52,604
Unnamed199015.31,945
Unnamed199019.51,376
Unnamed198923.11,113
Unnamed198912.92,476
Unnamed198924.31,996
Unnamed198919.1977
Unnamed198921.32,711
Unnamed198918.3811
Unnamed198916.11,672
Unnamed198824.3549
Unnamed198824.0708
Unnamed198721.62,761
Unnamed198623.41,142
Unnamed198624.84,083
Unnamed198624.2805
Unnamed198611.1501
Unnamed198624.21,192
Unnamed198619.62,784
Unnamed198624.82,705
Unnamed198612.83,590
Unnamed198523.71,556
  1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

Smokiest year

2023: 15 days

Heavy smoke on 1 day in 2023, the most of any year.

Last 10 years

3.2 days a year

Medium or heavy smoke, 2016 to 2025.

2025

2 days

Medium or heavy smoke. 3 so far in 2026.

Days with medium or heavy smoke overhead, by year 2011: 9 2012: 1 2013: 0 2014: 0 2015: 1 2016: 1 2017: 0 2018: 2 2019: 0 2020: 1 2021: 2 2022: 7 2023: 15 15 2024: 2 2025: 2 201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Days each year on which a satellite-traced plume of medium or heavy smoke covered the city centre, 2011 to 2025.
  1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Floods and flood insurance

1,562 federal flood insurance claims since 1978, with $54.0 million paid.

Flood insurance figures are for Seminole County, the county that contains Casselberry.

Federal flood insurance claims by year 1979: 7 1983: 5 1991: 7 1992: 21 1994: 51 1995: 18 1996: 8 1997: 6 1998: 13 1999: 11 2001: 9 2002: 11 2003: 13 2004: 123 2005: 10 2008: 210 2009: 7 2011: 11 2012: 7 2014: 9 2015: 10 2016: 11 2017: 213 2018: 6 2020: 6 2021: 9 2022: 615 615 2024: 79 2025: 8 197919952001200820152021
Claims per year since 1978. Years with fewer than five claims are not shown.

Most claims in one year

2022: 615 claims

$41.1 million paid.

2nd most

2017: 213 claims

$5.5 million paid.

3rd most

2008: 210 claims

$3.6 million paid.

Claims by ZIP code

Flood insurance claims by ZIP code
32732285$12.0 million
32771230$4.9 million
32765216$14.5 million
32708137$5.4 million
32714112$3.9 million
3270194$3.0 million
3277388$1.5 million
3270779$1.4 million
3277967$1.7 million
3276658$1.7 million
3279258$2.0 million
3275052$805,000
3274647$576,000
3270317$62,000
3275112$346,000
327307$144,000

Flood events since 1996

  • Flash Flood8
  • Flood8
  • Heavy Rain5

1 death recorded in flood events since 1996.

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Seminole County, the county that contains Casselberry.

Most severe crest

October 3, 2022

St. Johns River above Lake Harney, 12.67 ft

4.67 feet above the 8.0 ft flood stage; major flooding by today’s categories.

Most recent moderate or major crest

October 15, 2024

St. Johns River above Lake Harney, 10.15 ft

Major flooding.

Highest river crests above flood stage
Oct 3, 2022St. Johns River above Lake Harney12.67+4.67Major
Aug 28, 2008St. Johns River above Lake Harney11.15+3.15Major
Oct 13, 1953St. Johns River above Lake Harney10.62+2.62Major
Sep 29, 2022Little Wekiva River near ALTAMONTE SPRINGS 2N31.09+2.59Major
Sep 19, 2017St. Johns River above Lake Harney10.52+2.52Major
Oct 15, 2024St. Johns River above Lake Harney10.15+2.15Major
Oct 1, 1924St. Johns River above Lake Harney10.10+2.10Major
Oct 2, 2004St. Johns River above Lake Harney10.08+2.08Major
Nov 16, 1994Little Wekiva River near ALTAMONTE SPRINGS 2N30.58+2.08Major
Oct 10, 2024Little Wekiva River near ALTAMONTE SPRINGS 2N30.07+1.57Major
Sep 11, 2017Little Wekiva River near ALTAMONTE SPRINGS 2N29.66+1.16Major
Aug 26, 1995Little Wekiva River near ALTAMONTE SPRINGS 2N29.53+1.03Major
Sep 12, 2004St. Johns River above Lake Harney9.50+1.50Moderate
Nov 21, 1994St. Johns River above Lake Harney9.45+1.45Moderate
Nov 13, 2022St. Johns River above Lake Harney9.25+1.25Moderate
Oct 22, 1999St. Johns River above Lake Harney9.21+1.21Moderate
Nov 1, 2005St. Johns River above Lake Harney9.11+1.11Moderate
Aug 23, 2008Little Wekiva River near ALTAMONTE SPRINGS 2N29.37+0.87Moderate
Oct 9, 1996Little Wekiva River near ALTAMONTE SPRINGS 2N29.33+0.83Moderate
Sep 18, 1999Little Wekiva River near ALTAMONTE SPRINGS 2N29.19+0.69Moderate
Jan 3, 1996Little Wekiva River near ALTAMONTE SPRINGS 2N29.04+0.54Moderate
Jul 26, 1995Little Wekiva River near ALTAMONTE SPRINGS 2N29.00+0.50Moderate
Jul 10, 2018St. Johns River above Lake Harney8.73+0.73Minor
Oct 24, 1995St. Johns River above Lake Harney8.71+0.71Minor
Sep 21, 2001St. Johns River above Lake Harney8.61+0.61Minor

River gauges

River gauges and their highest listed crests
Little Wekiva River near ALTAMONTE SPRINGS 2N28.531.09 ftSep 29, 20225
St. Johns River above Lake Harney8.012.67 ftOct 3, 20227
  1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Drought

In severe drought or worse for 124 of 1,581 months since 1895 (8%); the longest spell lasted 14 months.

The drought index is for Seminole County, the county that contains Casselberry.

124

Months in severe drought or worse since 1895

42

Months in extreme drought

8%

Share of all months, severe or worse

Lowest reading

February 2001

−5.60, extreme drought

Longest severe spell

14 months

November 1961 to December 1962.

Latest month

September 2026

−3.44, severe drought

Months in severe drought or worse, by year 1895: 0 1896: 0 1897: 0 1898: 0 1899: 0 1900: 0 1901: 0 1902: 0 1903: 0 1904: 0 1905: 0 1906: 0 1907: 2 1908: 0 1909: 0 1910: 0 1911: 0 1912: 0 1913: 1 1914: 0 1915: 0 1916: 0 1917: 0 1918: 0 1919: 0 1920: 0 1921: 0 1922: 0 1923: 0 1924: 0 1925: 0 1926: 0 1927: 7 1928: 2 1929: 0 1930: 0 1931: 2 1932: 6 1933: 0 1934: 0 1935: 0 1936: 0 1937: 0 1938: 0 1939: 2 1940: 0 1941: 0 1942: 0 1943: 0 1944: 0 1945: 0 1946: 0 1947: 0 1948: 0 1949: 1 1950: 0 1951: 0 1952: 0 1953: 0 1954: 0 1955: 0 1956: 3 1957: 0 1958: 0 1959: 0 1960: 0 1961: 2 1962: 12 12 1963: 0 1964: 0 1965: 0 1966: 0 1967: 1 1968: 1 1969: 0 1970: 2 1971: 1 1972: 0 1973: 0 1974: 0 1975: 0 1976: 0 1977: 0 1978: 0 1979: 0 1980: 0 1981: 1 1982: 0 1983: 0 1984: 0 1985: 0 1986: 3 1987: 2 1988: 0 1989: 0 1990: 6 1991: 2 1992: 0 1993: 2 1994: 0 1995: 0 1996: 0 1997: 0 1998: 6 1999: 9 2000: 8 2001: 6 2002: 0 2003: 0 2004: 0 2005: 0 2006: 4 2007: 10 2008: 5 2009: 0 2010: 3 2011: 1 2012: 3 2013: 0 2014: 0 2015: 1 2016: 0 2017: 3 2018: 0 2019: 0 2020: 0 2021: 0 2022: 0 2023: 0 2024: 0 2025: 0 18951905191519251935194519551965197519851995200520152025
Months each year with a Palmer index of −3 or lower, 1895 to 2025. Twelve means the whole year.
  1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Earthquakes

No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more is recorded within 50 miles of the city centre in the USGS catalogue, which begins in 1900.

Severe weather and other events

392 events in the National Weather Service record for Seminole County, 324 of them since 1996.

93

Hail reports, 1 inch or larger

13

Hail, 2 inches or larger

108

Damaging gusts, 58 mph+

1

Winter weather events since 1996

1

Heat events since 1996

6

Cold events since 1996

Largest hail

May 21, 2020

3.00 inches

Strongest measured or estimated gust

April 7, 2005

81 mph

More event types since 1996

Other Storm Events types since 1996
Lightning16314Jul 5, 2026

Costliest events since 1996

  1. Sep 10, 2017Tropical Storm, Seminole$543 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Category 3 Hurricane Irma made landfall near Naples during the late afternoon of September 10. Irma then moved northward across west-central Florida during the overnight period while weakening to a Category 1 hurricane approximately 80 miles west of Sanford. A long duration of damaging winds occurred across Seminole County, with a period of gusts to minimal hurricane force. The highest measured sustained wind was recorded at the Orlando/Sanford Airport ASOS (KSFB; 55 mph from the southeast at 0151LST on September 11) and the highest measured peak gust was 75 mph from the southeast at 0231LST. A preliminary damage assessment from the county listed 5,130 affected residential and…

  2. Sep 28, 2022Flood$241 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Rainfall totals averaging between 12 to 14 inches, with locally higher amounts of up to 16 inches were reported, resulting in widespread street, urban, and poor drainage flooding. County officials reported significant residential flooding in homes along both the Little and Big Econlockhatchee Rivers near Oviedo, as well as Howell and Gee Creeks in Winter Springs. An on-site survey, combined with county areal photography, confirmed major flooding along the Little Wekiva River, with water entering numerous homes along Little Wekiva Rd. in the Spring Oaks subdivision of Altamonte Springs. See separate entry for details on the significant (flash) flooding event which affected the…

  3. Aug 13, 2004High Wind, Seminole$47.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Hurricane Charley made landfall over southwest Florida as a category four hurricane with estimated sustained wind speeds of 150 mph. Moving north northeast at about 25 mph Charley crossed central Florida maintaining hurricane intensity through Osceola, Orange, Seminole, and Volusia counties. In Osceola County, widespread power outages and damage were reported, mostly to roofs, pool enclosures, awnings, weak buildings, and mobile homes. Much of the damage was due to the thousands of trees blown down. The greatest damage occurred in northwest Osceola County as the eye wall passed over the communities of Poinciana, Kissimmee and St. Cloud. Dozens of planes and numerous hangars were…

  4. Feb 23, 1998Tornado$30.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    The Seminole County category F3 tornado was produced by the same supercell that produced the Winter Garden tornado. It initially set down near Longwood and moved northeast at 45 mph. The tornado passed through several neighborhhoods in the southeast portion of Sanford killing 12 people in mobile homes and injuring 70. It continued northeast and crossed into Volusia County 5 miles east of Sanford. The near 200 mph winds of the tornado damaged or destroy 625 structures.

  5. Jul 1, 1998Wildfire$30.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    The excessive heat and lack of rain that existed over east central Florida for much of June and July resulted in wild fires beginning in June and spreading over huge areas of Volusia and Brevard counties in late June and early July. Wild fires were also reported in Orange and Seminole counties. Hundreds of firefighters were called in from all over the Nation to help battle the fires. No major population centres were threatened but a huge battle was waged to keep the fires out of the towns of Mims and Scottsmoor. Residents of the area suffered may days of breathing heavy smoke that significantly reduced visibility. At one point Interstate 95 was closed through northern Brevard and…

  6. Oct 9, 2024Flood$27.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Seminole County Emergency Management reported significant urban, street, and low-lying flooding as a result of 4 to 8 inches (southeast) 8 to 12 inches (northwest) of rain in association with Hurricane Milton. A period of very heavy rainfall rates associated with the core of the storm led to flash flooding during the overnight period (Oct 9 - 10).||The heavy rain that fell as a result of the storm also led to a long-term river flood event along the St. Johns with the river near Geneva entering major flood on Oct 14, peaking at 10.15 feet on Oct 15. At Deland, the river rapidly rose to major flood stage on Oct 11, peaking at 5.49 ft on Oct. 14.

  7. Oct 7, 2016Tropical Depression, Seminole$15.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    As major Hurricane Matthew passed east of the Space Coast during the morning of October 7, winds gusted to tropical storm force for over 12 hours across Seminole County. One death was directly related to the hurricane. An 86-year old man in Casselberry was struck by a door that swung open during the storm. He later died at a nearby hospital. Initial damage assessments indicates 631 properties affected in some way and an additional 17 with major damage and 93 with minor damage. Damage to residences and businesses was mainly due to falling trees and branches. Initial property damage estimated at $15 million. Up to 70,000 customers were without power at the height of the storm.

  8. Sep 4, 2004High Wind, Seminole$5.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    The center of category 2 Hurricane Frances reached the Florida East near Sewall's point in Martin County early on September 5th but began spreading hurricane force wind gusts across most of Central Florida by 11 pm on September 4th. Frances entered Central Florida moving west northwest at 7 mph and maintained hurricane strength as it crossed the east half of the Florida Peninsula. Frances was downgraded to a tropical storm in the afternoon on the 5th when it was about 50 miles east of Tampa Bay. In Okeechobee County, little direct observational wind data is available, but wind estimates from the Hurricane Research Division show sustained hurricane force winds over most of the…

  9. Sep 26, 2004Strong Wind, Seminole$4.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    As the center of Hurricane Jeanne crossed Okeechobee County and moved into west Central Florida, wind gusts to near 80 mph crossed the county. No direct wind or pressure observations were available in the county from Jeanne. Winds gusting to hurricane force damaged and destroyed residences and mobile homes, damaged roofs and out buildings. Damage estimates were near $10 million. In Osceola County gusts to hurricane strength damaged and destroyed residences with an estimated $11 million in damage. Agricultural damage, mainly to citrus, was $8 million. Orange County was also hit hard by the rain bands on the north side of Hurricane Jeanne. Extensive damage to residences, businesses…

  10. Mar 10, 2025Tornado$3.9 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    The circulation touched down at approximately 9:35 AM EDT near the southeastern edge of Wekiwa Springs State Park where it produced mainly vegetative damage in the form of downed oak and pine trees, with peak winds of 80 to 90 mph. The tornado continued on a northeast trajectory where it crossed a wooded area of the state park and into the Wingfield Reserve subdivision of Longwood. Here, more trees were downed in the vicinity of Alvarado Ct and Wingfield Dr due to winds of 80 to 85 mph.||More substantial damage was noted in the Whispering Winds subdivision where a significant number of oak trees were downed and snapped by EF-1 winds of up to 100 mph. Several residential structures…

  1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

Weather records

From Orlando Executive Airport, 8 miles from the city centre, with records from 1892.

All-time high
103°FSep 8, 1921
All-time low
18°FDec 28, 1894
Warmest night
83°F2 times, most recently Aug 7, 2024
Coldest day
38°FJan 2, 1898
Wettest day
8.43 inSep 16, 1945
Hottest year
2020mean 76.4°F
Coldest year
1897mean 69.9°F
Wettest year
190574.79 in
Driest year
200027.44 in
Average monthly high and low temperature and precipitation, last 30 years, Orlando Executive Airport 71° 51° 2.1 Jan 75° 55° 1.7 Feb 80° 59° 2.4 Mar 84° 63° 2.4 Apr 89° 69° 4.0 May 91° 74° 7.8 Jun 92° 75° 7.8 Jul 92° 76° 8.3 Aug 90° 74° 7.1 Sep 85° 68° 3.1 Oct 78° 60° 1.9 Nov 74° 55° 2.2 Dec Precipitation, inches
Average daily high and low by month, and average monthly precipitation, over the last 30 years.
Days reaching 95°F per year 1999: 17 2000: 25 2001: 4 2002: 5 2003: 2 2004: 9 2005: 10 2006: 19 2007: 26 2008: 7 2009: 11 2010: 22 2011: 28 2012: 5 2013: 2 2014: 17 2015: 20 2016: 22 2017: 20 2018: 19 2019: 34 2020: 43 2021: 15 2022: 61 61 2023: 33 2024: 42 2025: 33 199920092019
Days reaching 95°F each complete year, last 50 years. Thirty-year average: 20.4.

Station Orlando Executive Airport (USW00012841), 104 ft elevation, 8.0 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1892 to October 27, 2026; 94.5% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

Federal disaster declarations

39 since 1953. The most recent: Hurricane Milton, October 11, 2024.

Declarations for Seminole County.

Federal disaster declarations
Oct 11, 2024HurricaneHurricane MiltonMajor disasterDR-4834-FL
Oct 7, 2024HurricaneHurricane MiltonEmergencyEM-3622-FL
Aug 10, 2024Tropical StormHurricane DebbyMajor disasterDR-4806-FL
Aug 3, 2024Tropical StormTropical Storm DebbyEmergencyEM-3605-FL
Aug 31, 2023HurricaneHurricane IdaliaMajor disasterDR-4734-FL
Aug 28, 2023Tropical StormTropical Storm IdaliaEmergencyEM-3596-FL
Dec 13, 2022HurricaneHurricane NicoleMajor disasterDR-4680-FL
Nov 8, 2022Tropical StormTropical Storm NicoleEmergencyEM-3587-FL
Sep 29, 2022HurricaneHurricane IanMajor disasterDR-4673-FL
Sep 24, 2022HurricaneTropical Storm IanEmergencyEM-3584-FL
Aug 1, 2020HurricaneHurricane IsaiasEmergencyEM-3533-FL
Mar 25, 2020BiologicalCovid-19 PandemicMajor disasterDR-4486-FL
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCovid-19EmergencyEM-3432-FL
Oct 21, 2019HurricaneHurricane DorianMajor disasterDR-4468-FL
Aug 30, 2019HurricaneHurricane DorianEmergencyEM-3419-FL
Sep 10, 2017HurricaneHurricane IrmaMajor disasterDR-4337-FL
Sep 5, 2017HurricaneHurricane IrmaEmergencyEM-3385-FL
Oct 8, 2016HurricaneHurricane MatthewMajor disasterDR-4283-FL
Oct 6, 2016HurricaneHurricane MatthewEmergencyEM-3377-FL
Aug 24, 2008Severe StormTropical Storm FayMajor disasterDR-1785-FL
Aug 21, 2008Severe StormTropical Storm FayEmergencyEM-3288-FL
May 2, 2007FireDeland Fire ComplexFire managementFM-2687-FL
Feb 3, 2007Severe StormSevere Storms and TornadoesMajor disasterDR-1679-FL
Sep 5, 2005HurricaneHurricane Katrina EvacuationEmergencyEM-3220-FL
Sep 26, 2004HurricaneHurricane JeanneMajor disasterDR-1561-FL
Sep 16, 2004HurricaneHurricane IvanMajor disasterDR-1551-FL
Sep 4, 2004HurricaneHurricane FrancesMajor disasterDR-1545-FL
Aug 13, 2004HurricaneTropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane CharleyMajor disasterDR-1539-FL
Feb 5, 2001FreezingSevere FreezeMajor disasterDR-1359-FL
Oct 20, 1999HurricaneFl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-ReqMajor disasterDR-1306-FL
Oct 15, 1999HurricaneTropical Storm Irene - FloridaEmergencyEM-3150-FL
Apr 27, 1999FireFl-Fires 04/15/99EmergencyEM-3139-FL
Apr 15, 1999FireFl-Fires 04/13/99Fire managementFM-2253-FL
Jun 18, 1998FireExtreme Fire HazardMajor disasterDR-1223-FL
Jan 6, 1998Severe StormSevere Storms, High Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingMajor disasterDR-1195-FL
Jan 15, 1990FreezingSevere FreezeMajor disasterDR-851-FL
Mar 18, 1985FreezingSevere FreezeMajor disasterDR-732-FL
Mar 29, 1984FreezingFreezing TemperaturesMajor disasterDR-698-FL
Jan 31, 1977FreezingSevere Winter WeatherMajor disasterDR-526-FL

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Sources and vintage

Every number on this page comes from these public records.

  • Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
  • Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
  • Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
  • Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
  • Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
  • Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
  • Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00012841.
  • River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
  • Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
  • Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
  • Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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