NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 12011MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

BROWARD · FL

Lightning history

NOAA recorded 21 county-coded Lightning reports in Broward, FL, from 2016 through 2025, with 8 reported injuries, 5 reported fatalities, and $782K in filed damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

Reports21NOAA county-coded rows
Population context1.1per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 1,977,129
Injuries8direct + indirect fields
Fatalities5direct + indirect fields
How to read the count

21 reports in ten years does not mean a 2.1-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

Lightning in Broward reports by year

NOAA recorded 21 Lightning in Broward reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

20163
20172
20183
20191
20201
20212
20222
20233
20244
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Recorded impacts for Lightning in Broward

The Lightning in Broward records contain 8 injuries, 5 fatalities, $782K in property damage, and $0 in crop damage.

Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.

Property damage$782Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,024within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE

Latest Lightning in Broward source records

NOAA supplied 8 recent Lightning in Broward source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.

Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.

Latest NOAA Lightning records for Broward
DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2024-09-18NOAA 1,218,190Broadcast Media—$50K
2024-09-18NOAA 1,215,697Broadcast Media—$0
2024-09-03NOAA 1,215,683Newspaper—$10K
2024-06-30NOAA 1,191,476Broadcast Media—$0
2023-09-16NOAA 1,123,395Broadcast Media—$100K
2023-07-18NOAA 1,124,168Broadcast Media—$30K
2023-07-17NOAA 1,124,166Broadcast Media—$10K
2022-08-14NOAA 1,054,079Broadcast Media—$550K
READING THE RECORD

History is evidence—not a forecast.

A NOAA record count describes reports entered for a place and period. It does not estimate the chance, severity, or location of a future event. For active hazards, use your local National Weather Service office and official alerts.