NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bay Harbor Islands, 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
85 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Bay Harbor Islands, Florida since 1851, 39 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Sally in 2020. Since 1950, 221 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 39
- Tropical storms
- 46
- Tornadoes
- 221
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Bay Harbor Islands
The strongest storm to pass near Bay Harbor Islands was Andrew in 1992, a Category 5 hurricane with 167 mph winds when its centre passed 27 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1948, whose centre crossed the city. The record near Bay Harbor Islands begins with an unnamed storm in 1859; the most recent system was Sally in 2020, a tropical storm 49 miles away. Of the 85 systems, 8 have come since 2000. Bay Harbor Islands has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 90% of the 407 Florida cities on this site. The highest rating among the 221 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on March 1, 1980, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on March 27, 2003, killed 1 person. Of the 221, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 78 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 37. The most recent tornado was on February 18, 2024. Bay Harbor Islands has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 84% of the 407 Florida cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 90 times since 1963, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Bay Harbor Islands has more hail reports within 10 miles than 85% of the 407 Florida cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bay Harbor Islands
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | SallySep 12 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 2 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2018 | GordonSep 3 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2010 | NicoleSep 30 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2010 | BonnieJul 23 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | ErnestoAug 30 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | WilmaOct 24 | 53 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 25 | 6 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1999 | IreneOct 16 | 33 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1999 | HarveySep 21 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | MitchNov 5 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1995 | JerryAug 23 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 24 | 27 mi | Category 5 (167 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1991 | FabianOct 16 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1987 | FloydOct 13 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | BobJul 23 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1984 | IsidoreSep 27 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1981 | DennisAug 17 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 3 | 42 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | DottieAug 19 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1974 | Unnamed 1974 stormOct 6 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1966 | InezOct 4 | 54 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 8 | 58 mi | Category 3 (113 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | IsbellOct 14 | 46 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | CleoAug 27 | overhead | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | FlorenceSep 24 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormOct 16 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1953 | Unnamed 1953 stormOct 5 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1952 | Unnamed 1952 stormFeb 3 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1950 | KingOct 18 | 9 mi | Category 4 (132 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 26 | 44 mi | Category 4 (132 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormOct 6 | overhead | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 22 | 59 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 12 | 11 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 17 | 15 mi | Category 4 (131 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormNov 1 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 15 | 35 mi | Category 3 (128 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 6 | 27 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 29 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJun 15 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormNov 4 | 1 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 29 | 53 mi | Category 4 (138 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 4 | 61 mi | Category 3 (127 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 30 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormSep 28 | 65 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 16 | 52 mi | Category 4 (145 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 7 | 62 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormOct 21 | 32 mi | Category 3 (127 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 18 | 22 mi | Category 4 (144 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 27 | 73 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormOct 21 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormNov 16 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormAug 25 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 14 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormOct 11 | 37 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormAug 29 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 28 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormOct 18 | 2 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 17 | 3 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormOct 17 | 35 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 11 | 15 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 10 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormJul 30 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 11 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 27 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormOct 16 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormOct 2 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormJun 11 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormOct 7 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormAug 24 | 33 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormOct 6 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 23 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 7 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 16 | 4 mi | Category 3 (124 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 23 | 42 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 17 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 21 | 16 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 8 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormOct 20 | 69 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 16 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 16 | 73 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1870 | Unnamed 1870 stormOct 11 | 47 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormOct 23 | 29 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 16 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormOct 17 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Bay Harbor Islands: 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 Bay Harbor Islands
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s28
- 2000s36
- 1990s52
- 1980s44(1 EF3+)
- 1970s12
- 1960s22(1 EF3+)
- 1950s13(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 1980 | F3 | 20 mi | 7.8 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Feb 23, 1965 | F3 | 15 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jun 17, 1959 | F3 | 3 mi | 12.7 mi | 0 / 77 |
| Apr 10, 1956 | F3 | 10 mi | 7.8 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Mar 27, 2003 | F2 | 9 mi | 6 mi | 1 / 14 |
| Oct 18, 2011 | EF2 | 21 mi | 1.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 2, 1998 | F2 | 8 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 17, 1983 | F2 | 23 mi | 52.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 24, 1979 | F2 | 15 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 4, 1972 | F2 | 17 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jun 22, 1971 | F2 | 9 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1971 | F2 | 22 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 221, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bay Harbor Islands
The Storm Prediction Center has 90 hail reports within 10 miles of Bay Harbor Islands since 1963, made on 57 separate days. Of these, 33 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on March 29, 1963. The most recent report is from April 17, 2023. May has the most reports, 39.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bay Harbor Islands
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Miami Beach, FL, 5 miles south of Bay Harbor Islands at 1 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 78°F; January is the coolest, at 74°F and 61°F. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 69% of the year's precipitation (39.6 of 57.3 inches); the other six months are drier. October has brought the most of the 85 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (28); a normal October there has highs of 84°F and 6.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 30 days a year, almost all from May to September. A night below freezing comes less than once a year on average. That 57.3 inches is more than at 87 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (70%). North Miami, 3 miles west, has its own station (N Miami Beach #2, FL): 68.4 inches a year, 11.1 more than here, and an August average high of 90°F against 88°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Virginia Key, FL, 11 miles south, averaged 89°F in August and 73°F in January over 2021–2025. It averaged 80°F or warmer from May to October. Sea level at the Virginia Key tide gauge, 11 miles from Bay Harbor Islands, has risen 1.26 ± 0.04 inches per decade from 1931 to 2025, NOAA's linear trend; at that pace it is 12.6 inches in a hundred years. That is faster than at 76 of the 144 U.S. gauges with a NOAA trend.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74 | 61 | 2.3 | 5 | 73 |
| Feb | 75 | 63 | 2.3 | 4 | 75 |
| Mar | 77 | 65 | 2.5 | 4 | 77 |
| Apr | 80 | 70 | 3.4 | 5 | 79 |
| May | 83 | 74 | 4.9 | 6 | 84 |
| Jun | 86 | 77 | 7.8 | 10 | 86 |
| Jul | 88 | 78 | 6.0 | 9 | 88 |
| Aug | 88 | 78 | 7.5 | 10 | 89 |
| Sep | 87 | 77 | 8.5 | 11 | 87 |
| Oct | 84 | 74 | 6.5 | 9 | 83 |
| Nov | 79 | 69 | 3.3 | 5 | 79 |
| Dec | 76 | 65 | 2.3 | 4 | 76 |
| Year | 81 | 71 | 57.3 | 81 | 81 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Miami Beach, FL (1 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Virginia Key, FL, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 Bay Harbor Islands
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 226 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bay Harbor Islands: 89 thunderstorm wind reports, 78 floods, 36 flash floods, 17 lightning strikes and 6 heavy rain events. They killed 2 people and injured 15, and the NWS estimated $8.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on May 15, 2006. June has had the most flash floods, 10 of 36. Of the 277 Florida cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 262 have had fewer than Bay Harbor Islands.
August 8, 2015: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Bay Harbor Islands — 1 killed, 2 injured.
March 27, 2015: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Bay Harbor Islands — 1 killed.
July 22, 2015: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Bay Harbor Islands — 3 injured.
NWS: “Three people were injured as they stood in ankle-deep water from the shoreline at Haulover Beach. The lightning first hit the water at about 4:15 PM EDT at the beach at 10800 Collins Avenue and then hit the three people in the water.”
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 Bay Harbor Islands's ZIP code 33154 have filed 446 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $4.9 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Andrew in 1992: 65 claims (15% of all) and $71,000, then Hurricane Irma in 2017 with 62 and Hurricane Irene in 1999 with 51. 67% 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, 198 have fewer than Bay Harbor Islands.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Andrew1992 | 65 | $71,000 |
| Hurricane Irma2017 | 62 | $1.9 million |
| Hurricane Irene1999 | 51 | $110,000 |
| Flooding2000 | 41 | $125,000 |
| June South Florida Flooding2024 | 38 | $1.0 million |
| Hurricane Wilma2005 | 21 | $55,000 |
Miami-Dade County, which includes Bay Harbor Islands, has been named in 43 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 23 hurricanes, 5 severe storms, 4 fires, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Milton, on October 11, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Miami-Dade County a Very High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hurricanes, inland flooding, coastal flooding and lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes, hail and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $824.7 million a year, the highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $355.8 million (43%), is from inland flooding.
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).
Bay Harbor Islands in the notable storm records: Hurricane Andrew (1992)
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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