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Every hurricane near the Big Bend and Nature Coast since 1851
From 1851 through 2025, 58 hurricanes passed within 50 miles of the Big Bend and Nature Coast, and 22 made landfall in the region.1 6 came in the last 20 years, most recently Helene in 2024.
58hurricanes within 50 miles, 1851–2025
22made landfall in the region
24were Category 3 or stronger near Florida
Helene 2024most recent landfall here
Depression Tropical storm Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 ● landfall
Map: NOAA hurricane tracks1 on Census Bureau outlines.2 The shaded area is the Big Bend and Nature Coast.
Every 20 years
| Period | Hurricanes within 50 miles | Landfall in this region | Category 3+ near Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851–1865 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1866–1885 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 1886–1905 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 1906–1925 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1926–1945 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| 1946–1965 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 1966–1985 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1986–2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006–2025 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
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How to read this
- Each line is one hurricane's path, colored by its strength at that point. Dots are landfalls.
- A storm is counted if its center came within 50 miles while it was at hurricane strength. Tropical storms aren't shown, though they also bring floods.
- Records before the 1950s come from ships, coastal towns and newspapers, so storms that stayed offshore were sometimes missed. Older periods likely look calmer than they were.
- This shows where storms went, not the risk on your street. For that, look up your flood zone and your evacuation zone.
The storms
- 2024 · Helene Category 4 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 4
- 2024 · Debby Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 2023 · Idalia Category 4 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 3
- 2018 · Michael Category 5 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 2017 · Irma Category 4 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 2016 · Hermine Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 2004 · Jeanne Category 3 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 2004 · Charley Category 4 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1998 · Earl Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1995 · Erin Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1985 · Kate Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1985 · Elena Category 3 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1972 · Agnes Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1968 · Gladys Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 2
- 1966 · Alma Category 3 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1964 · Dora Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1960 · Donna Category 4 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1950 · King Category 4 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1950 · Easy Category 3 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 3
- 1949 · Unnamed hurricane Category 4 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1946 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1945 · Unnamed hurricane Category 4 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1945 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1944 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1941 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1939 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1935 · Unnamed hurricane Category 5 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 2
- 1929 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1928 · Unnamed hurricane Category 4 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1926 · Unnamed hurricane Category 4 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1924 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1921 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1915 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1903 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1899 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 2
- 1898 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1896 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 3
- 1894 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1888 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 2
- 1886 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1886 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 2
- 1886 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 2
- 1882 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1880 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1880 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1878 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1877 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1874 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1873 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1871 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1871 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1871 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1867 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1859 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1856 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1852 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 2
- 1852 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1851 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
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