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Florida
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
68
Billion-Dollar Events
$331.7B
Total Economic Impact
67
Counties
85.99
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 67 counties
Tropical Cyclone
93.31
Avg Risk Score
Wildfire
87.96
Avg Risk Score
Lightning
84.81
Avg Risk Score
Flooding
71.25
Avg Risk Score
Tornado
69.07
Avg Risk Score
Drought
59.02
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Tropical Cyclone
28 events
$311.3B
Severe Storm
24 events
$8.9B
Freeze
5 events
$5.9B
Drought
4 events
$0.9B
Flooding
3 events
$1.8B
Winter Storm
3 events
$2.8B
Wildfire
1 events
$0.1B
Disaster Trends by Decade
How disaster frequency and costs have changed over time
Highest Risk Counties
Counties with the highest overall risk scores based on FEMA NRI
| Rank | County | Risk Score | Risk Rating | SVI Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami-Dade | 99.81 | 9007.0% | |
| 2 | Broward | 99.75 | 7826.0% | |
| 3 | Palm Beach | 99.71 | 7884.0% | |
| 4 | Hillsborough | 99.55 | 7906.0% | |
| 5 | Lee | 99.49 | 7209.0% | |
| 6 | Brevard | 99.36 | 4707.0% | |
| 7 | Pinellas | 99.2 | 7247.0% | |
| 8 | Pasco | 99.05 | 7470.0% | |
| 9 | Collier | 98.85 | 6470.0% | |
| 10 | Orange | 98.57 | 8011.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Tropical Cyclone
Oct 2024
$34.2B
32 fatalities
Tropical Cyclone
Sep 2024
$15.7B
43 fatalities
Tropical Cyclone
Aug 2024
$0.4B
2 fatalities
Severe Storm
May 2024
$0.4B
2 fatalities
Severe Storm
May 2024
$0.4B
Severe Storm
May 2024
$0.5B
Severe Storm
Apr 2024
$0.4B
Severe Storm
Feb 2024
$0.2B
Severe Storm
Jan 2024
$2.7B
3 fatalities
Flooding
Dec 2023
$0.6B
2 fatalities
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