| September 2003 | Rip Current | Boca Raton | 2 killed | Two residents drowned in rip currents at an unguarded section of beach. Both persons were weak swimmers and were in 4.5 feet of water when the rip currents pulled them into deeper water. |
| July 2007 | Lightning | Boca Raton | 1 killed | A 20-year-old male was struck while lightning while playing soccer at Lake Wyman Park in Boca Raton. The victim went to the hospital and died 3 days later. Time of lightning strike is estimated.||A thunderstorm had passed through the park and the victim along with a group of friends took refuge in a park restroom. After the rain stopped, the group went back outside. Lightning struck shortly thereafter, striking the ground near the victim and traveled along the wet grass, entering the victim's left foot. There was a hole in his left shoe and both his socks were burned off. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Boca Raton | 1 killed | A 51-year-old man was killed by lightning as he walked from his car to his mailbox outside his home. It was raining moderately at the time. |
| February 2001 | Rip Current | Boca Raton | 1 killed | A 62-year old man drowned in a rip current along an unguarded section of Highland Beach. Winds were east at 20 to 25 mph. |
| June 1999 | Lightning | Boca Raton | 1 killed | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Lightning | Boca Raton | 3 hurt | Lightning struck three firefighters in the backyard of a home in the 3100 block of NW 27 Avenue in the Strathmore subdivision in Boca Raton. The victims were standing under an overhang over the home when lightning struck. All three firefighters were knocked off their feet and one was thrown 15 feet in the air and suffered a seizure. Two sustained minor injuries, including hearing problems. Time is estimated. |
| September 2022 | Tornado (EF2) | Boca Raton | 2 hurt | A strong tornado affected portions of Boca Raton and unincorporated Delray Beach on the evening of September 27th, 2022. The beginning of the identified damage was at the Florida Atlantic University Campus in Boca Raton, where siding was torn off of a |building. Doppler radar showed evidence of strong rotation along the track, however damage reports are unavailable for the remainder of the Boca Raton portion of the track. EF-0 damage was noted at the American Heritage School just south of Linton Blvd where trees were uprooted and fences were damaged. ||The tornado intensified after crossing Linton Blvd and entered the Kings Point community. Considerable damage to condominium buildings, trees, and vehicles was noted. EF-1 and EF-2 damage was common in Kings Point. The roof was completely lifted off of a small two-story building complex, with an adjacent larger two-story building complex having about 25% of its roof lifted. Several palm trees were snapped at the middle, and one of the snapped palm trees crashed into a second story|unit and tore a large hole into the wall. A few cars were flipped and moved, and many large tree branches were snapped at the top of the tree canopies. ||In Kings Point, 2 people were injured in their homes when their roof collapsed. One person was rescued from her bathroom after her roof collapsed. A total of about 30 people were evacuated. ||Just north of the Kings Point community, large tree branches were broken off trees at a Home Depot parking lot at Jog Road and Atlantic Avenue. The tornado continued north of Atlantic Avenue and entered the Villages of Oriole where EF-1 damage was observed to a few homes, mainly in the form of roof uplift and loss of roof covering/shingles. The tornado lifted in the area of Jog Road and N. Oriole Blvd. |
| July 2014 | Lightning | Boca Raton | 1 hurt | A young woman was injured by a lightning strike in suburban Boca Raton. She was standing in a puddle when lightning struck nearby and felt the shock to her body. She was released from the hospital a short time later. |
| July 2009 | Lightning | Boca Raton | 1 hurt | A Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office deputy responded to a minor car accident and was nearly struck by lightning while on the scene of the wreck. The strike knocked the deputy to the ground and had to be rushed to West Boca Community Hospital. |
| April 2004 | Rip Current | Boca Raton | 1 hurt | A 55-year-old female nearly drowned in a rip current. She was transported to a hospital in critical condition. |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Boca Raton | 1 hurt | male struck in the hand by lightning...treated for minor injuries to arm and hand. |
| June 1999 | Rip Current | Boca Raton | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Boca Raton | $7,800,000 | Moderate to severe flooding affected a large portion of metro Palm Beach County west of the Florida Turnpike. Hardest hit communities include The Acreage, Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee and Wellington. Canals were overtopped and communities were stranded by high water for several days after the rains stopped. Few homes suffered water damage, but major damage was sustained to infrastructure, including roads and water management structures. ||Rainfall amounts as high as 16 inches were measured in Royal Palm Beach and Loxahatchee, with estimates in excess of 18 inches in a two-day period. |
| May 2006 | Lightning | Boca Raton | $1,000,000 | Frequent lightning from a line of strong to severe thunderstorms caused a fire that destroyed a newly-refurbished World War II barracks on the Florida Atlantic University campus. The barracks, built almost entirely of Dade County pine, crumbled under the fire within minutes. The 21,000 square foot structure had been dedicated 10 days before the fire and was a candidate for the National Register of Historic Places. Reports received from Palm Beach Post and CBS News 12. |
| July 2014 | Lightning | Boca Raton | $100,000 | Lightning struck a home in Boca Raton in the 600 block of NW 10 Ct. The strike left a gaping hole in the roof over the garage, causing a fire in the attic. Fire officials estimate the damage at $75,000 to $100,000 and stating the entire roof needed to be replaced as a result of the damage. ||Two other homes in Boca Raton were hit by lightning on the same day, but with little impact. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Boca Raton | $100,000 | Eight inches of rain in three hours caused flooding of streets and businesses in Boca Raton and in Highland. Cars were stalled and Federal Highway was closed for a nine-block section from NE 20 to NE29 Street. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Boca Raton | $50,000 | Heavy rainfall fell across northern Broward and southern Palm Beach counties during the afternoon hours. Flooded roadways were reported across Coconut Creek, Margate, and Boca Raton, including portions of US 1/Federal Highway. Numerous cars stalled along flooded roadways. Flood damages were sustained to several buildings, including the library on the campus of Florida Atlantic University. Flood damages were also sustained to the Boca Raton city hall where water came in through damages to the roof during the heavy rainfall, streamed down an elevator shaft and lead to a couple of inches of water in the first floor main hallway. Water damage was also reported in the Town Center at Boca Raton. Rainfall amounts measured around 5 to 6 inches of rain in six hours across this region. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $50,000 | Thunderstsorm winds demolished a two-story screeened enclosure and blew a trampoline onto the roof of a neighbor's house. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Boca Raton | $35,000 | Social media depicts several stalled cars in flooded intersection of US 1 and NE 26th Street. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $30,000 | Multiple reports of downed power lines reported by the Deerfield Beach Sheriff's Office along the west side of I-95 from Hillsboro Beach Boulevard south to beyond SW 10 Street. Areas where damage was reported include: SW 12 Ave and Hillsboro Beach Boulevard, Military Trail and SW 10 Street, and 1350 East Newport Center Drive. Multiple small to medium size trees also were uprooted and fell onto parked cars.||A measured gust of 64 mph was recorded at the WeatherBug station at the Deerfield Beach Fire Station 102 on the east side of I-95 south of SW 10 St at 411 PM. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Boca Raton | $20,000 | Social media video depicts cars submerged to the top of wheels at A1A and Palmetto Park Road in Boca Raton due to flash flooding. |
| January 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Boca Raton | $20,000 | A small and brief tornado touched down in the Cameo Woods development of Boca Raton near the intersection of Camino Real and Military Trail. Damage was exclusively to vegetation, including an uprooted large avocado tree and several large branches snapped off or broken. About 30 trees in total were damaged by the tornado. Estimated wind speeds were in the 70-75 mph range, indicative of an EF0 tornado. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Boca Raton | $15,000 | Social media video depicts multiple feet of water inside the lobby of the Boca Raton resort associated with heavy rainfall. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Flood | Boca Raton | $10,000 | Numerous showers and storms associated with a tropical wave moved into the Palm Beach County coast during the late morning hours on August 20th. Several location reported around 2 to 3 inches of rainfall in the hour between noon and 1pm EDT. Boca Raton PD reported several broken down and stranded vehicles due to flooding water in the 3500 block of NW 2nd Avenue as a result of this rainfall. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $8,000 | Broward County Sheriff Office reported damage to several homes near the intersection of NW 2nd Way and NW 4th Street. Damage included window, storm shutter and, fence damage. An awning was also ripped off a home and thrown into a neighbors front door. A few small trees were also knocked down. |
| February 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Boca Raton | $8,000 | The tornado which had initially touched down at the Woodfield Hunt Club community in West Boca touched down again in The Colonnade community, then continued on a ENE track across St. Andrews Blvd and affecting the Les Jardins community, then lifting at Patch Reef Park south of Yamato Road and west of Military Trail. ||Damage in this segment represented EF-0 magnitude and consisted mainly of roof damage, downed trees and branches and light poles (especially at Patch Reef Park). A light pole at the park fell on a city vehicle. Total damage to park was around $8,000 and included the light pole and the windshield of the city vehicle. |
| May 2022 | Flash Flood | Boca Raton | $5,000 | Reports of significant flooding in the NW 2 Avenue and Dixie Highway corridors of Boca Raton from NW 20 Street to Palmetto Park Road. Water entered the public library as well as City Hall and a few businesses. NW 8 Street just east of NW 2 Avenue had water at least 1 foot deep covering the roadway, and side streets in the area were impassable. Rainfall amounts in the immediate area were as high as 8 inches in just over 3 hours. |
| February 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Boca Raton | $5,000 | A tornado touched down in the Woodfield Hunt Club community of Boca Raton at 736 AM EST. Damage consisted of several uprooted trees, several large trees snapped halfway up and a tree felled into a house. Roofing was damaged from downed trees and limbs and strong winds also removed numerous Spanish tiles from many homes. Of note was a projectile in the form of a 6-12 inch diameter tree limb which punctured a roof. The tree limb was likely carried by the tornado from an adjacent neighborhood. ||The tornado lifted just west of Jog Road and touched down again on the east side of Jog Road. This segment of the tornado was rated an EF-1. Damage total is estimated. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds did minor damage to a roof and blew down trees in the Sandalfoot Cove subdivision. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Boca Raton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $3,000 | WPTV shared photos via social media of a loosely constructed roof partially blown off and fence damaged from high winds in the pool area located in the Dunes of Boca neighborhood east of US 441 and just north of the Broward and Palm Beach county line. Time is estimated via radar. Mesonet and radar indicates winds in the area were around 50 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $3,000 | CBS12 shared photos via social media of an uprooted tree in West Boca near the intersection of 12th Street and 54th Avenue. Residents also reported hail of unknown size. Time is estimated by radar. Mesonet and radar indicate winds in the area were around 50 mph. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Boca Raton | $2,000 | Social media image depicts significant standing water at intersection of SW 18 St. and SW 8th Ave. in Boca Raton. Water covered road and front yards completely and almost entered homes. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $2,000 | Broadcast media relayed public reports of wind damage to homes and trees in the West Boca and Boca Del Mar area. Several patios lost their roofs and large tree limbs were also downed. Radar estimated time.Wind gust also estimated from a mesonet station east of the damage area at approximately 56 mph (47kt). |
| January 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $2,000 | Trees were damaged and a canvas awning was ripped off a patio in south Boca Raton. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $2,000 | A thunderstorm blew down 2 trees into a parking lot at the corner of Palmetto Park Rd and Powerline Rd. One car had the back window shattered. A large branch was snapped off a pine tree at Military Trail and SW 18 ST. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $1,000 | Medium-sized tree snapped at the trunk in the area of Spanish River Blvd and NW 2 Ave in Boca Raton. Video received via WPTV-TV showed strong wind gusts over 50 mph. Radar showed winds probably in the 60 mph or greater range from a well defined downburst signature. Tree appeared to show signs of rotting in the trunk. Time estimated based on when report was received as well as radar data. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $1,000 | Tree limbs downed along A1A north of South Beach Park in Boca Raton, as well as in the Sun and Surf community east of the intracoastal waterway. Report received via mPing. Radar showed winds probably in the 60 mph or greater range from a well defined downburst signature. Time estimated based on when reports were received as well as radar data. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $1,000 | Broadcast media relayed a public report of a large downed oak tree on Del Prado Circle in West Boca. Wind gust estimated from a mesonet station east of the damage area at approximately 56 mph (47kt). Time was also estimated from radar. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $1,000 | Trained spotter reported a downburst wind gust and pea sized hail in the West Boca area. The strong wind downed several tree limbs of 1 to 2 inches in diameter. Wind gust estimated from a mesonet station east of the damage area at approximately 56 mph (47kt). |
| June 2015 | Lightning | Boca Raton | $1,000 | Firefighters responded to a house fire caused by lightning in the West Boca area near Yamato and Lyons Roads. Moderate smoke was seen coming from the roof. All occupants were out of the structure. Firefighters quickly ventilated the roof. |
| September 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Boca Raton | $1,000 | Minor damage caused by a weak tornado in the vicinity of Federal Highway and Yamato Road. Photos depict damage confined to trees, fences and outdoor furniture at a couple of residences. A funnel cloud was sighted moving over the Intracoastal Waterway moving west a few minutes before the tornado event. Winds likely did not exceed 65 mph. |
| June 2013 | Lightning | Boca Raton | $1,000 | A home in West Boca was reported to be struck by lightning that damaged several windows, but nobody was injured. The strike occurred about 11 AM EDT in the 9600 block of Lancaster Place. The home's residents requested rescue crews check out the home. Crews found none of the electronics functioned and that several window frames had been separated from the home. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $1,000 | Small trees uprooted along with broken tree branches and outdoor furniture tossed about in northern sections of Boca Raton near Spanish River Drive. Boat on Lake Rogers registered a 57 mph wind gust, with higher winds likely to the west. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $1,000 | A mesonet site recorded a wind gust of 61 MPH at the Boca Raton Community High School. At the Florida Atlantic campus the public reported two transformers blown out along with a 20 to 30 feet tall tree, 6 inches in diameter blown over. Also, at the Boca Raton town center the public estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 MPH that was accompanied with pea size hail. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | $500 | A trampoline and its enclosure was blown away which weighed about 400 pounds. Trees were also down in the area. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Boca Raton | - | Significant flash flooding has been reported on Federal Highway in Boca Raton. 5 to 7 inches of rainfall has occurred in the past 2 hours. |
| September 2025 | Flood | Boca Raton | - | Broadcast Meteorologist shared photos of street flooding near the intersection of Lyons Road and Palmetto Park Road in Boca Raton. A few inches of water was visibly covering the two lanes closest to the side of the road. |
| September 2024 | Flood | Boca Raton | - | A member of broadcast media reported street flooding due to repeated rounds of heavy rain, with at least one car stalled out in the street. Rainfall estimates in the area were 3 to 4 inches in an hour. Time is estimated. |
| September 2024 | Flood | Boca Raton | - | Social media post showing minor street flooding near Cain Boulevard and Lake Vista Circle in Boca Raton after repeated rounds of heavy rainfall. Rainfall estimates in the area were 3 to 4 inches in an hour. Time is estimated. |
| April 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Boca Raton | - | Various members of the broadcast media sent in video footage of a waterspout briefly |moving onshore just south of Boca Inlet at Ocean Towers. Several umbrellas and chairs |were visibly picked up in the air by the circulation before dissipating shortly afterwards. |
| April 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Boca Raton | - | A trained spotter reported a funnel cloud, west of Parkland and Coral Springs, associated with a shower over the Everglades. |
| April 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Boca Raton | - | A trained spotter reported a funnel cloud near Glades Road and US 1 in Boca Raton. |
| May 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Boca Raton | - | Multiple media sources relayed photos and reports of a funnel cloud near I-95 north of Deerfield Beach. The funnel clouds were also reported by trained spotters in the same general area. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Boca Raton | - | Federal Highway/US 1 southbound was closed due to flooding from NE 28th Street to NE 20th Street. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | - | Broadcast media reported a large downed tree split across the roadway from a severe thunderstorm near the intersection of N Dixie Highway and NE 20th street. Nearby wind report of 64 mph was received from a mesonet station just west of Dixie Highway. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boca Raton | - | A wind gust of 64 mph/56 knots was recorded at WxFlow site XBOC at 3:41 PM EDT. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Boca Raton | - | Florida highway patrol reported the ponding of water on some area highways in southern Palm Beach County. A nearby rain gauge at West Lakes reported 2.11 inches of rain had fallen, with around an inch of that falling in the last hour. |
| May 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Boca Raton | - | A photo of a funnel cloud was reported in Boca Raton, west of I-95 and Spanish River Blvd, looking west toward Military Trail. |
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