Tampa

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 Hillsborough County, the county that contains Tampa.

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 Hillsborough County, the county that contains Tampa.

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.

High tide flooding

Tide gauges in Hillsborough County.

1. High tide flooding days are days on which a NOAA tide gauge recorded water at or above NOAA's minor flood threshold, set from the gauge's tide range, counted by meteorological year (May to April). These are the counts in NOAA's annual high tide flooding reports; they are not National Weather Service flood stages. Years with less than 80 percent of data are left out.

NOAA CO-OPS high tide flooding counts, through April 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

The drought index is for Hillsborough County, the county that contains Tampa.

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. Aug 13, 2004Tropical Storm, Hillsborough$78.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane Charley created tropical storm force winds that brushed the far eastern part of the county with a wind gust of 61 mph recorded in Plant City. Damage was light and was limited to Plant City and areas to the south. The damage included downed trees and branches, sporadic power outages due to downed lines, and homes with fascia ripped off. Protective measures by the county before the storm totaled $425,000. The estimated damage was calculated by doubling the insured losses. The doubling accounted for uninsured losses and damage to the public infrastructure.

2. Sep 28, 2022Tropical Storm, Coastal Hillsborough$59.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The highest wind reported in Hillsborough County from Hurricane Ian was a gust to 75 mph at Tampa International Airport at 5:12 PM EST on September 28, along with a gust to 88 mph measured over Tampa Bay. Rainfall generally ranged between 5 and 8 inches, with a maximum total of 5.45 inches near Sun City Center. The Little Manatee River near Wimauma reached its 10th highest level of 17.65 feet at 9:45 PM EST on September 29. Multiple record low water levels were set around Tampa Bay; East Bay established a new minimum of -5.67 feet below MLLW at 6:42 PM EST on September 28, surpassing the record set during Hurricane Irma in 2017, and Old Port Tampa���s minimum of at least…

3. Sep 5, 2004Tropical Storm, Hillsborough$45.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane Frances made landfall just after midnight on September 5th near Vero Beach as a Category 2 storm. The hurricane continued to move slowly west northwestward across central Florida to near Bartow by 2 pm, and just northeast of Tampa by 8 pm, when it was downgraded to a tropical storm. It then emerged back into the Gulf of Mexico near Hudson shortly before midnight. Hurricane Frances took almost 24 hours to move through the Florida peninsula. Frances continued northwestward through the northern gulf of Mexico, making a second landfall on the afternoon of September 6th in the Florida big bend near Tallahassee as a tropical storm. In Lee County the observation at Big Carlos…

4. Sep 26, 2004Tropical Storm, Hillsborough$45.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane Jeanne followed the nearly the same path across Florida as Hurricane Frances three weeks earlier and was the unprecedented fourth hurricane to damage Florida during the 2004 hurricane season. The hurricane moved ashore along the east coast of Florida near Stuart late on September 25th with an eye 30 to 40 miles across. Jeanne took a course north of Lake Okeechobee and decreased to a tropical storm in easter Polk County around 9 AM EDT on the 26th. The center of Jeanne curved north of Tampa Bay during the afternoon and traveled north along the coastal counties before exiting north through Levy County around 10 PM. In Hillsborough County the observation from the Vandenburg…

5. Jan 9, 1996Frost/Freeze, Hillsborough$7.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   In Pasco county, temperatures as low as 22 degrees for up to six hours caused minor damage to the dormant citrus crop. However, the duration of temperatures below freezing caused an electrical overload at the Withlacoochee River Electric Co-op which eliminated service to nearly 4,500 customers from New Port Richey to Zephyrhills.In Hernando county, temperatures in the low 20's for up to eight hours caused an electric overload at the Withlacoochee River Electric Co-op which eliminated service to nearly 8,000 homeowners in Weeki Wachee and Timber Pines for two hours.In Hillsborough county, several tropical fish farms lost over 50 percent of their harvest due to temperatures in the…

6. Sep 10, 2017Hurricane (Typhoon), Coastal Hillsborough$7.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   In coastal portions of Hillsborough County, the highest winds reported from Hurricane Irma was a gust to 79 knots at the WeatherFlow station XEGM at Egmont Key. Rainfall was generally around 5 inches or greater, with the highest rain total being 16.18 inches at the CWOP site D3252 in Tampa. The wind resulted in damage to numerous homes, as well as knocking over trees and power lines. Hillsborough County Emergency Management reported that 41 homes or businesses were destroyed, 130 sustained major damage, 166 had minor damage, and an additional 93 were affected by hurricane Irma throughout Hillsborough County. ||The track of Irma resulted in a much stronger negative surge north of…

7. Sep 10, 2017Hurricane (Typhoon), Inland Hillsborough$7.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   In inland portions of Hillsborough County, winds from Hurricane Irma were estimated to be around 60-70 knots based on surrounding observations. Rainfall was generally around 6 inches or greater, with the highest rain total 7.62 inches at the COOP site PLCF1 in Plant City. The wind resulted in damage to numerous homes, as well as knocking over trees and power lines. Hillsborough County Emergency Management reported that 41 homes or businesses were destroyed, 130 sustained major damage, 166 had minor damage, and an additional 93 were affected by hurricane Irma throughout Hillsborough County. ||Heavy rains across the area also resulted in widespread river flooding, with rising water…

8. Sep 26, 1997Flash Flood$5.3 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thirty hour rainfall totals of eight to fourteen inches caused flooding of roads, highways, homes, commercial buildings, low-lying areas and rivers over much of Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.The heaviest rainfall and subsequent flooding occurred over the cities of Gulfport, Pinellas Park and St. Petersburg in southern Pinellas county. In Hillsborough county, the heaviest rainfall and subsequent flooding occurred from Plant City and Brandon south to Ruskin and Sun City over eastern and southern portions of Hillsborough county.Damage in Hillsborough county from the flooding totalled $5.3 million dollars. Out of 205 homes damaged from the flooding, 55 sustained major damage for…

9. Aug 1, 2015Flood$4.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Multiple days of heavy rain caused widespread road closures across the Tampa area. Dozens of roads were flooded including the major thoroughfares of Armenia Avenue, Dale Mabry Highway, Gandy Boulevard, Westshore Boulevard, Veteran's Expressway, US 41, and State Road 60. The flooding resulted in 117 road cave-ins across Tampa, 99 homes and 66 business were impacted by the flooding in the City. 9 City of Tampa vehicles were damaged in the flooding. Additionally, a large tree was uprooted due to the saturated ground and fell on a car just west of Bayshore Boulevard on South Gandy Boulevard.||Further north across parts of Temple Terrace, including the University of South Florida,…

10. Jan 10, 2010Frost/Freeze, Hillsborough$3.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Hillsborough county had below freezing temperatures for 10 to 13 hours, with temperatures below 28 degrees for 4 to 8 hours. The ASOS station at the Tampa International Airport recorded a low of 25 degrees, breaking the previous low of 27 degrees set in 1982. The lowest temperature across the county of 19 degrees was recorded at the Tampa Executive Airport near Vandenburg, and a mesonet station in Valrico. The county has 44,661 acres of harvested farmland, which translates into approximately $5.28 million in crop damages. The Florida Aquaculture Industry suffered approximately $5.2 million in damages across the county. Excessive water pumping occurred at farms during this period…

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

100°FJul 27, 2025

All-time low

18°FDec 13, 1962

Warmest night

85°F2 times, most recently Aug 27, 2011

Coldest day

38°FDec 25, 1983

Wettest day

11.45 inMay 8, 1979

Snowiest day

0.2 inJan 19, 1977

Hottest year

2022mean 76.4°F

Coldest year

1968mean 69.8°F

Wettest year

202480.29 in

Driest year

195628.89 in

Snowiest season

0.2 in1976-77

Station Tampa International Airport (USW00012842), 6 ft elevation, 3.7 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1939 to October 28, 2026; 99.9% 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 Hillsborough 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 USW00012842.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Tide gauges NOAA CO-OPS high tide flooding counts, 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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