NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Altha, FL
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
72 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Altha, Florida since 1851, 21 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Mindy in 2021. Since 1950, 85 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 21
- Tropical storms
- 51
- Tornadoes
- 85
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Altha
The strongest storm to pass near Altha was Michael in 2018, a Category 4 hurricane with 139 mph winds when its centre crossed the city. The record near Altha begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Mindy in 2021, a tropical storm 49 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 8 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 72 systems, 11 have come since 2000. Of the 407 Florida cities on this site, 66% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Altha. The strongest of the 85 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on March 31, 2022; its path came within 18 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an F2 on September 15, 2004, killed 4 people. Of the 85, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on January 9, 2024. Of the 407 Florida cities, 80% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Altha. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 21 times since 1995, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Altha.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Altha
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MindySep 9 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | FredAug 16 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | NestorOct 19 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 10 | overhead | Category 4 (139 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2018 | AlbertoMay 28 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 71 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2009 | ClaudetteAug 17 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | FayAug 23 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 6 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2004 | BonnieAug 12 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | BarryAug 6 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 5 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1994 | BerylAug 16 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1994 | AlbertoJul 3 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 20 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 63 mi | Category 3 (120 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 20 | overhead | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | BeckyJul 22 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 9 | 66 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 11 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | DebbieSep 8 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 8 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1953 | AliceJun 6 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | 38 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 13 | 55 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormSep 20 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 31 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 15 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 14 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 10 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 15 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 51 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 12 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJul 16 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 30 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 28 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 12 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 14 | 34 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 17 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJun 13 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 2 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 7 | 53 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 8 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 27 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 30 | 40 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 21 | 72 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 65 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 31 | 42 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 10 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 18 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 27 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 64 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 5 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 26 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 12 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 9 | 64 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 23 | 4 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Altha: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Altha
By decade
- 2020s14(1 EF3+)
- 2010s11
- 2000s14
- 1990s13
- 1980s5
- 1970s14
- 1960s10
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2022 | EF3 | 18 mi | 12.14 mi | 2 / 1 |
| Sep 15, 2004 | F2 | 4 mi | 7 mi | 4 / 5 |
| Mar 15, 2001 | F2 | 15 mi | 10 mi | 1 / 21 |
| Jan 12, 1975 | F2 | in town | 168.5 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | EF2 | 12 mi | 16.33 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | EF2 | 22 mi | 12.89 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 27, 2023 | EF2 | 24 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 2020 | EF2 | 15 mi | 17.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2014 | EF2 | 11 mi | 22.21 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 15, 2004 | F2 | 12 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 20, 2003 | F2 | 14 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 15, 2001 | F2 | 15 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 85, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Altha
The Storm Prediction Center has 21 hail reports within 10 miles of Altha since 1995, made on 15 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently March 2, 2019. The most recent report is from June 17, 2023. March has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Altha
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marianna Municipal Airport, FL, 20 miles north of Altha at 113 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 63°F and 41°F. June and July are the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 51.2 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 51% of the year's precipitation (26.0 of 51.2 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 72 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (24); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 4.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 100 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 23 nights a year. That 51.2 inches is more than at 27 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (22%). Blountstown, 11 miles southeast, has its own station (Wewahitchka, FL): 63.0 inches a year, 11.8 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 41 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Feb | 67 | 44 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Mar | 74 | 49 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Apr | 80 | 55 | 3.7 | 4 |
| May | 88 | 64 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Jun | 91 | 71 | 5.1 | 8 |
| Jul | 92 | 73 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Aug | 91 | 73 | 4.9 | 8 |
| Sep | 89 | 69 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Oct | 81 | 58 | 3.1 | 3 |
| Nov | 72 | 47 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Dec | 65 | 43 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Year | 79 | 57 | 51.2 | 69 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marianna Municipal Airport, FL (113 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Altha
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 121 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Altha: 92 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 flash floods, 8 floods and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on April 13, 2009. April has had the most flash floods, 6 of 19. Of the 277 Florida cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 220 have had fewer than Altha.
February 25, 2013: flood 4 miles from the centre of Altha — $1.1 million damage.
NWS: “Significant areal flooding occurred across Calhoun county due to prolonged periods of moderate to heavy rainfall. Four day rainfall totals of around a foot were estimated across the county between Feb 22-26.”
March 30, 2009: flood 4 miles from the centre of Altha — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Moderate to major flooding along the Chipola River impacted at least 150 homes from Altha south to the Gulf County line.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Altha's ZIP code 32421 have filed 53 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1984, and were paid $830,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2009, with 13. 23% 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, 74 have fewer than Altha.
Calhoun County, which includes Altha, has been named in 44 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1985, 26 of them major disasters (by incident: 22 hurricanes, 8 severe storms, 5 tropical storms, 4 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Calhoun County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes and heat waves; Very Low for hail, inland flooding and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.6 million a year, the 58th highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 million (46%), is from hurricanes.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Altha
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- Cottondale, FL21 mi
- Greenwood, FL23 mi
- Youngstown, FL24 mi
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