| July 1998 | Lightning | Lakeland | 2 killed | Two men were killed, aged 43 and 37, while standing under a tree that was struck by lightning at the Huntington Hills Golf Club in North Lakeland. The lightning strike occurred near a grove of eight trees near the 12th hole of the golf course. Light rain had been falling prior to the lightning strike. |
| April 1997 | Lightning | Lakeland | 1 killed | A 34 year old female was struck in the head, thrown three feet and killed instantly by lightning while standing outdoors in a field next to a steel fence near the intersection of exit 15 of I-4 and Swindell Street. Very light rain was falling at the time of the lightning strike shortly after a severe thunderstorm had moved through the area. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | 9 hurt, $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds tore the roof off the porch and kitchen of a home near U.S. Highway 98 and Rockridge Road. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Lakeland | 1 hurt | Lightning struck an outlet mall on the 3800 block of U.S. Highway 98 sending an electrical charge through an inside steel pole where an employee was injured while working at a cash register. |
| June 2000 | Lightning | Lakeland | 1 hurt | A person was struck and injured by lightning on the 2000 block of Broadway Street near State Road 659 (Combee Road) in Lakeland. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Lakeland | $1,500,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Lakeland | $1,000,000 | A tornado initially touched down in the Heatherwood Village Mobile Home Park and caused minor to moderate damage to the roofs, carports, lanais, and awnings of over 30 mobile homes. The tornado continued to move north along Harden Boulevard and caused minor to moderate roof damage to a gas/convenience store at the intersection of W. Ariana Street and Sikes Boulevard while a strip shopping mall north of the intersection suffered minor to moderate roof damage from the F1 tornado.The tornado continued north along Central Avenue and uprooted or snapped dozens of Live Oak and pine trees and downed at least two dozen power lines on either side of the road. Two additional mobile home rooftops were removed by tornadic wind on Inman Drive while a shed and carport were destroyed at the intersection of Dorothy Street and Central Avenue.The tornado snapped a large tree which fell atop and caused significant structural damage to a home at the intersection of Lime Street and Veterans Avenue. The tornado lifted and dissipated north of Central Avenue and the CSX railroad tracks near the Amtrak station.The tornado caused major roof and wall damage to two businesses while three others suffered minor damage. The tornado caused major roof, wall and chimney damage to 14 single family homes with minor to moderate roof damage to an additional 84 single family homes. The tornado caused minor to moderate roof, carport, lanais and awning damage to 36 mobile homes. |
| December 1997 | Flash Flood | Lakeland | $750,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Lightning | Lakeland | $500,000 | Lightning struck and ignited a fire that damaged a 24 unit, two story apartment building in the Gilmore Terrace Apartments on the 800 block of Gilmore Avenue in Lakeland. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Lakeland | $350,000 | Heavy rains from Hurricane Jeanne caused a retention pond to overflow and eroded the foundation of a strip mall on South Florida Avenue. One third of the strip mall collapsed into the pond. Emergency Management officials reported water in homes in and said many areas in the city looked like a lake. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $200,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph was observed at the Lakeland Municipal Airport. Nearly 15,000 homes and businesses lost electrical power from wind blown branches that fell atop and downed power lines in Lakeland. |
| December 2002 | Flash Flood | Lakeland | $150,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $130,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $125,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 86 mph were observed at the Lakeland Municipal Airport. The thunderstorm winds flipped over a Cessna 152 trainer aircraft, damaged several others and damaged three hangers. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Lakeland | $100,000 | The public reported, through WTVT-TV (FOX) in Tampa, golfball sized hail, which caused paint damage to several vehicles near the intersection of Main Street (U.S. Highway 92) and Combee Road (State Road 659) in Lakeland. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Lakeland | $100,000 | Skywarn Spotters reported golfball to quarter sized hail from near the Hillsborough-Polk county line east to the State Road 37 (S. Florida Ave) and County Road 572 (Drane Field Dr) that caused paint damage to several vehicles in Lakeland. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $100,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed throughout Lakeland by thunderstorm winds. An auto dealership on U.S. Highway 98 suffered damage to vehicles and a restaurant on East Memorial Blvd. lost a large section of it's roof from thunderstorm wind. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor to moderate wind damage to 30 mobile homes in two mobile home parks in the vicinity of Harden Blvd. and Beacon Road. Three of the mobile homes incurred minor roof damage while the majority of the damage was limited to carports and awnings. Nearly 13,000 electrical customers were without power from thunderstorm wind that downed power lines acres south Lakeland. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Lakeland | $100,000 | Hail, slightly larger than golf balls, caused over one-hundred thousand dollars worth of damage to the roofs of homes and the surfaces of vehicles in Lakeland. |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Lakeland | $80,000 | Lightning struck and burned to the ground a four bedroom home off West Alamo Road near State Road 37 in Lakeland. |
| October 1997 | Lightning | Lakeland | $80,000 | Lightning struck and burned to the ground a home on the 6000 block of W. Newman Circle in Lakeland. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Lakeland | $75,000 | The public reported a tornado sporadically touched down and partially tore off the roof of a mobile home, snapped or uprooted between 15 and 20 pine and orange trees and severely damaged a few sheds before it lifted and dissipated. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $60,000 | Thunderstorm winds overturned a mobile home on Alderman Road, damaged mobile homes at the Hampton Mobile Home Park and downed several trees along U.S. Highway 92. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $50,000 | A Lakeland utility company reported that thunderstorm winds downed several large branches and power lines throughout Lakeland, Florida. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $50,000 | Skywarn spotters reported that the roofs of a few homes and commercial buildings incurred damage, while several commercial signs, trees and large branches were downed by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of State Road 37 and Lake Mirium Drive. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Lakeland | $50,000 | Ping pong sized hail damaged the surfaces of a few vehicles at U.S. Highway 92 and Combee Road. |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Lakeland | $50,000 | Lightning strikes to power lines and transformers knocked out power to about 3,000 electrical customers in Lakeland |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Lakeland | $50,000 | Lightning strikes to power lines and transformers caused nearly 10,000 electrical customers from Lakeland to Winter Haven to loose power. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Lakeland | $46,000 | Lightning struck a pile of card board boxes in a parking lot, starting a fire on the 3000 block of New Tampa Highway. The fire spread and destroyed a nearby trailer storing foam insulation. |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Lakeland | $40,000 | The Polk County Emergency Management reported a tornado, associated with an outer band of Hurricane Georges, touched down and toppled trees and power lines on Payne Road. The tornado continued northwest and damaged two barns and blew a trailer off its foundation at Deeson and Greenfield Roads before it lifted and dissipated. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $30,000 | A microburst, emanating from a severe storm which originated in Pasco Co and drifted southeast, produced a small area of damage, roughly 1/3 by 1/2 mile, along two residential streets off Old Polk City Road north of Lakeland. Damage included three very large limbs downed, including one onto a pickup truck. Several medium size limbs were blown down, and three sheds had tin roofs blown off. Two small trampolines were moved, one over 100 feet and another into a tree. A few siding strips were torn off one home. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $30,000 | Estimated 50 mph (43 knot) winds at the Dawn Heights mobile home park produced minor damage to awnings, porches, and windows. |
| April 1997 | Lightning | Lakeland | $30,000 | Lightning ignited a fire in the attic of an 85 year old home on McDonald street in Lakeland. The fire consumed the northeast corner of the home's roof along with an upstairs room. |
| July 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Lakeland | $25,000 | A tornado briefly touched down and removed the roof of a weathered homes wood overhang and downed several large trees and branches near the intersection of Coral Way and Combee Roads in Lakeland. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several power lines over southern parts of Lakeland. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged carports, knocked over signs, downed trees and power lines over southern Lakeland. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds severely damaged an aluminum roof of a barbershop on South Lake Shore Way near U.S. Highway 92 in Lake Alfred. Four mobile homes suffered moderate roof damage, crumpled carports and screened porches at the Cypress Greens and Lake Alfred Mobile Home Parks. |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Lakeland | $20,000 | Lightning struck and ignited a fire in an unoccupied home on North Marion Avenue in Lakeland. Lightning hit the front porch, which started a fire that spread to the living room of the single-story, wood frame home and caused $20,000 dollars worth of damage. |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Lakeland | $20,000 | Lightning struck an electrical substation and knocked out power to near 1,800 homes and businesses in Lakeland for approximately 90 minutes. |
| December 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor shingle and roof damage to a few homes in Lakeland. A few large trees and several power lines were downed near U.S. Highway 92 and State Road 37 in Lakeland. |
| May 2002 | Lightning | Lakeland | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $20,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few power lines and trees along and near State Road 37 three miles south of Lakeland. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees and power lines along State Road 37 between Scott Lake Road and Lake Miriam Drive. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $10,000 | Broadcast media reported roof damage to Lake Wire Inn in Lakeland. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $10,000 | A broadcast media outlet relayed reports and pictures of several large trees uprooted by thunderstorm wind gusts in Lakeland. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $10,000 | Emergency Management reported a four inch diameter tree down on a single wide home with extensive damage to the home. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $10,000 | A Skywarn Spotter reported that thunderstorm winds uprooted several large trees south of the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and Rock Ridge Road. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused sporadic and minor wind damage over northern portions of Lakeland. The public reported that two mobile homes incurred damage from thunderstorm winds on Martin Drive and N. Socrum Loop Road in the Martin Estates Mobile Home Park in North Lakeland. Also, thunderstorm winds downed a large tree, several large branches and lifted a dog pen along Old Polk City Highway in Lakeland. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $10,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust of 88 mph was reported by a Skywarn Spotter. Several large trees and branches were downed by the thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds up to 50 mph caused minor porch roof and skirting damage to 16 to 20 mobile homes in the Pine Lakes Estates and Imperial Lakes subdivision in Lakeland. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and numerous large branches around the Lake Morton area in Lakeland. |
| July 1998 | Flood | Lakeland | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Heavy Rain | Lakeland | $8,000 | A roof collapse occurred when an estimated 3.00 inches of rain fell, and a roof drain clogged. |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $8,000 | Thunderstorm winds of 46 mph downed a few rotted trees which caused minor to moderate damage to the walls and roofs of two homes near the intersection of Jefferson Street and Lexington in Lakeland. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $8,000 | A thunderstorm downburst of 45 mph damaged two carport roofs at a mobile home park. Minor to moderate shingle damage occurred at an apartment building along Bartow Highway. One tree was also downed. |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Lakeland | $6,000 | Lightning struck a tree and killed three Appaloosa horses that were standing under it. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $5,000 | A Skywarn Spotter reported that thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees and numerous large branches along West Daughtery Road near U.S. Highway 98 and northeast along Old Polk City Road. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $5,000 | The Lakeland Police Department reported that several large branches and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds between State Road 37 and County Road 572 north of State Road 60 in south Lakeland. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeland | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds of 45 to 50 mph peeled back the light weight metal roof of a mobile home on the 300 block of Westover Street in Lakeland. |
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