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Every hurricane near the Panhandle since 1851
From 1851 through 2025, 52 hurricanes passed within 50 miles of the Panhandle, and 28 made landfall in the region.1 3 came in the last 20 years, most recently Sally in 2020.
52hurricanes within 50 miles, 1851–2025
28made landfall in the region
16were Category 3 or stronger near Florida
Michael 2018most 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 Panhandle.
Every 20 years
| Period | Hurricanes within 50 miles | Landfall in this region | Category 3+ near Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851–1865 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1866–1885 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 1886–1905 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 1906–1925 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 1926–1945 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 1946–1965 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966–1985 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 1986–2005 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 2006–2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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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
- 2020 · Sally Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 2018 · Michael Category 5 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 5
- 2016 · Hermine Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 2005 · Dennis Category 3 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 3
- 2004 · Ivan Category 3 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1998 · Earl Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1997 · Danny Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1995 · Opal Category 3 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 3
- 1995 · Erin Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1985 · Kate Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 2
- 1985 · Elena Category 3 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1979 · Frederic Category 4 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1975 · Eloise Category 3 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 3
- 1972 · Agnes Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1966 · Alma Category 3 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1956 · Flossy Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1953 · Florence Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1950 · Baker Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1941 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1939 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1936 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 2
- 1932 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1929 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1926 · Unnamed hurricane Category 4 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 3
- 1924 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1917 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 3
- 1916 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 2
- 1916 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1915 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1912 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1911 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1903 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1899 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1898 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1896 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 2
- 1894 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 3
- 1893 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1887 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1886 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1882 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 3
- 1880 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1877 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 1
- 1877 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 3
- 1873 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1870 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1867 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1860 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1859 · Unnamed hurricane Category 1 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1856 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 2
- 1852 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1852 · Unnamed hurricane Category 2 near Florida; passed near, no landfall in this region
- 1851 · Unnamed hurricane Category 3 near Florida; landfall in this region: Category 3
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