Ocala

Every recorded tornado

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.

Every storm within 100 miles

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.

Every large fire

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

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.

Flood insurance figures are for Marion County, the county that contains Ocala.

Claims by ZIP code

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

River crests

River gauges in Marion County, the county that contains Ocala.

River gauges

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.

The drought index is for Marion County, the county that contains Ocala.

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.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Mar 29, 2001Tornado$1.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   More than 85 homes were damaged in three neighborhoods, knocking power out to 10,000 thousand of residents.

2. Sep 14, 2001Tropical Storm, Marion$1.2 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   TS Gabrielle downed trees and power lines. More than 60 homes were damaged and more than 18,000 businesses and homes were without power.

3. Sep 27, 1999Flash Flood$600,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   More than 8.5 inches of rainfall damaged 38 homes and 10 business.

4. Jun 24, 2012Flood$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   At 8:50 am on the 24th, a spotter reported flooded streets in Belleview. At 9 am, a spotter measured 4.5 inches of rainfall in Fairfield since midnight that morning. At 12:06 am on the 25th, a spotter measured 7.92 inches of rainfall on June 24th (a 24 hours total) about 6 miles south of the Ocala Airport. On the 25th at 10:21 am, a newspaper in Marion county reported State Road 40 in Ocala was closed due to high water. At 1:20 pm, the pubilc reported 10.25 inches near the Fellowship area in NW Marion county during the past 24 hours. At 5:15 pm that afternoon, a CoCoRaHS observer about 3 miles SSW of Micanopy reported 1.10 inches of rainfall in 30 minutes. Marion county had…

5. Mar 16, 2026Thunderstorm Wind$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A large oak tree uprooted and fell onto a home in Ocala, FL. The tree fell completely through the roof and destroyed part of the home. The house has been condemned. Time was estimated by radar. Nearby AWOS station KOCF Ocala Airport - Jim Taylor Fld measured 52 mph peak wind at 304 PM.

6. Mar 1, 1998Flood, Marion$230,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Total flooding related to El Nino, More than 2800 homes and more than 175 businesses destroyed.

7. Mar 4, 2001Tornado$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Tornado was a weak FO, with some evidence of downburst. Damage was near Northeast 38th Street. Two homes with substantial roof damage, and 19 others with damage.

8. Jun 7, 2014Thunderstorm Wind$120,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A large tree fell down and crushed six cars in the Chili's parking lot on SW 36th Avenue. The cost of damage was estimated at $20,000/car for inclusion of the event in StormData.

9. Mar 15, 2026Lightning$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Broadcast media reported Marion County firefighters were called to a house fire on Southwest 115th Street around 8:19 p.m. The 911 caller told them the home was struck by lightning and the attic was filling with smoke. The roof caught on fire and quickly destroyed much of the inside of the home. The lightning caused a large hole in the roof. The family has been displaced. No injuries or fatalities.

10. May 28, 2000Wildfire$100,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    The Central Florida Collision Building caught on fire due to a small grass fire.

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.

All-time high

105°F2 times, most recently Jun 4, 1985

All-time low

11°FJan 13, 1981

Warmest night

82°F8 times, most recently Aug 24, 2008

Coldest day

34°FJan 29, 1897

Wettest day

11.72 inApr 8, 1982

Hottest year

2019mean 73.2°F

Coldest year

1917mean 67.9°F

Wettest year

198274.71 in

Driest year

200028.58 in

Station Ocala (USC00086414), 75 ft elevation, 4.5 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1893 to October 26, 2026; 96.3% 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.

Declarations for Marion County.

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

• 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 USC00086414.
• 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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