NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Century, 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
66 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Century, Florida since 1851, 20 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Sally in 2020. Since 1950, 71 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 20
- Tropical storms
- 46
- Tornadoes
- 71
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Century
The strongest storm to pass near Century was an unnamed storm in 1882, a Category 3 hurricane with 121 mph winds when its centre passed 48 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1916, whose centre crossed the city. The record near Century begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Sally in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane 1 mile away. The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 8 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 66 systems, 11 have come since 2000. Of the 407 Florida cities on this site, 71% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Century. The highest rating among the 71 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on February 15, 2016, came within 2 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on May 26, 1973, killed 1 person. Of the 71, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 26 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 12. The most recent tornado was on December 28, 2024. Of the 407 Florida cities, 88% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Century. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 18 times since 1988, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 81% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Century.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Century
Of the 66 tracks on the map, 24 were moving northeast as they passed Century, 19 north and 14 northwest. The unnamed 1882 storm, the strongest pass, was heading northeast and came ashore 49 miles southeast of Century. Within 75 miles of Century, 41 of the 66 came ashore, 21 of them as hurricanes. In the last 30 seasons (1996–2025), 13 came near Century: 4.3 a decade, against 3.7 a decade from 1851 to 1995.
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | SallySep 16 | 1 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2009 | IdaNov 10 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2009 | ClaudetteAug 17 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | DennisJul 10 | 6 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | ArleneJun 11 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 27 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2001 | BarryAug 6 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2000 | HeleneSep 22 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 29 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1997 | DannyJul 20 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 4 | 27 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 3 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1994 | AlbertoJul 3 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | JuanOct 31 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 70 mi | Category 3 (114 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 66 mi | Category 3 (119 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1969 | Unnamed 1969 stormOct 1 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | IreneOct 8 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | FlossySep 24 | 59 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 26 | 74 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 35 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormJul 9 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 8 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 11 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 13 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormJun 16 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 31 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 31 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormOct 6 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 1 | 67 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 20 | 46 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormJun 26 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormJul 4 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 57 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 18 | overhead | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 5 | 75 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 11 | 46 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormNov 3 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 10 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 17 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 7 | 62 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 16 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormAug 8 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 36 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 27 | 55 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 28 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 48 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 3 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 31 | overhead | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 16 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 19 | 51 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 26 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Century: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Century
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s5(1 EF3+)
- 2000s14
- 1990s6
- 1980s7
- 1970s23
- 1960s7(2 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2016 | EF3 | 2 mi | 16.45 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 3, 1968 | F3 | 5 mi | 70.4 mi | 0 / 18 |
| Dec 10, 1961 | F3 | 18 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 26, 1973 | F2 | 25 mi | 105.4 mi | 1 / 4 |
| May 10, 2024 | EF2 | 11 mi | 23.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | EF2 | 16 mi | 22.03 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Oct 15, 1984 | F2 | 23 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 1974 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 1972 | F2 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 8, 1972 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | F2 | 25 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | F2 | 8 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 71, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Century
The Storm Prediction Center has 18 hail reports within 10 miles of Century since 1988, made on 14 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on March 28, 2023. The most recent report is from June 13, 2023. May has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Century
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Brewton 3 SSE, AL, 16 miles northeast of Century at 85 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 63°F and 39°F. July and August are the wettest at 6.6 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.9 inches; the year adds up to 65.4 inches over 86 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (33.0 of 65.4 inches). September has brought the most of the 66 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (23); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 5.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 83 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 48 nights a year. That 65.4 inches is more than at 113 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (90%). Jay, 11 miles southeast, has its own station (Milton Exp Stn, FL): 67.8 inches a year, 2.4 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 39 | 6.1 | 8 |
| Feb | 66 | 42 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Mar | 74 | 47 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Apr | 80 | 53 | 5.5 | 6 |
| May | 86 | 62 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 70 | 6.2 | 9 |
| Jul | 92 | 72 | 6.6 | 10 |
| Aug | 92 | 72 | 6.6 | 10 |
| Sep | 89 | 67 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Oct | 81 | 55 | 3.9 | 4 |
| Nov | 71 | 44 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Dec | 64 | 41 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Year | 79 | 55 | 65.4 | 86 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Brewton 3 SSE, AL (85 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 Century
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 64 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Century: 54 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $956,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 82 mph, on May 15, 2008. January has had the most flash floods, 3 of 7. Of the 277 Florida cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 165 have had fewer than Century.
July 6, 2009: lightning strike 3 miles from the centre of Century — 1 killed.
NWS: “Monday morning Dawn Yoder of Atmore was struck by lightning at her home. She was found 10 to 15 minutes after the lightning strike by her family members and transported to the hospital where she later died on July 8th.”
November 21, 1997: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Century — 2 injured, $25,000 damage.
May 10, 2024: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Century — 2 injured.
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
Escambia County, which includes Century, has been named in 41 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 24 hurricanes, 5 severe storms, 4 floods, 4 tropical storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Escambia County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hurricanes and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, coastal flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $173.7 million a year, the 17th highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $120.9 million (70%), 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 Century
- Flomaton, AL5 mi
- Jay, FL11 mi
- Mc David, FL12 mi
- Atmore, AL14 mi
- Molino, FL16 mi
- Brewton, AL16 mi
- Pace, FL25 mi
- Cantonment, FL25 mi
- Bay Minette, AL28 mi
- Milton, FL28 mi
- Gulf Breeze, FL30 mi
- Frisco City, AL33 mi
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