Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Edgewater, FL

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Daytona Beach, FL, 18 miles north of Edgewater at 29 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 76°F; January is the coolest, at 69°F and 49°F. July and September are the wettest at 6.8 inches of precipitation on average and April the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 53.7 inches over 79 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 65% of the year's precipitation (35.1 of 53.7 inches); the other six months are drier. October has brought the most of the 82 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (27); a normal October there has highs of 82°F and 4.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 57 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 3 nights a year. That 53.7 inches is more than at 57 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (46%). Oak Hill, 7 miles southeast, has its own station (Titusville, FL): 55.5 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and the same August average high, 89°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 39 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Edgewater: 22 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods, 6 lightning strikes and 5 heavy rain events. They killed 2 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $14.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on August 18, 2020. September has had the most flash floods, 4 of 6. Of the 277 Florida cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 157 have had fewer than Edgewater.

Flood insurance policyholders in Edgewater's 2 ZIP codes have filed 366 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1985, and were paid $13.0 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Ian in 2022: 118 claims (32% of all) and $6.5 million, then Hurricane Milton in 2024 with 69 and Hurricane Frances in 2004 with 25. 82% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 340 Florida cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 185 have fewer than Edgewater.