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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

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
46

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
71

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
3

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

Map of the 66 tropical storm and hurricane tracks that passed within 75 miles of Century, Florida, coloured by strength along each track; labelled: unnamed 1882, Eloise 1975, unnamed 1926.

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.

Tropical systems that passed within 75 miles of Century, Florida, newest first
YearStormClosestStrength when closestPeak
2020SallySep 161 miCategory 1 (76 mph)Category 2
2017NateOct 873 miTropical storm (54 mph)Category 1
2011LeeSep 564 miTropical storm (44 mph)Tropical storm
2009IdaNov 1062 miTropical storm (40 mph)Category 2
2009ClaudetteAug 1753 miTropical storm (46 mph)Tropical storm
2005DennisJul 106 miCategory 1 (87 mph)Category 4
2005ArleneJun 1115 miTropical storm (44 mph)Tropical storm
2004IvanSep 1627 miCategory 1 (93 mph)Category 5
2001BarryAug 642 miTropical storm (49 mph)Tropical storm
2001AllisonJun 1165 miTropical storm (40 mph)Tropical storm
2000HeleneSep 2253 miTropical storm (40 mph)Tropical storm
1998GeorgesSep 2970 miTropical storm (46 mph)Category 4
1997DannyJul 2026 miTropical storm (40 mph)Category 1
1995OpalOct 427 miCategory 2 (98 mph)Category 4
1995ErinAug 326 miTropical storm (72 mph)Category 2
1994AlbertoJul 361 miTropical storm (59 mph)Tropical storm
1985JuanOct 315 miTropical storm (55 mph)Category 1
1979FredericSep 1370 miCategory 3 (114 mph)Category 4
1975EloiseSep 2366 miCategory 3 (119 mph)Category 3
1969Unnamed 1969 stormOct 130 miTropical storm (39 mph)Tropical storm
1965Unnamed 1965 stormJun 1545 miTropical storm (58 mph)Tropical storm
1964HildaOct 531 miTropical storm (58 mph)Category 4
1959IreneOct 85 miTropical storm (41 mph)Tropical storm
1956FlossySep 2459 miCategory 1 (92 mph)Category 1
1953FlorenceSep 2674 miCategory 1 (81 mph)Category 3
1950BakerAug 3135 miCategory 1 (75 mph)Category 2
1948Unnamed 1948 stormJul 926 miTropical storm (40 mph)Tropical storm
1947Unnamed 1947 stormSep 870 miTropical storm (52 mph)Tropical storm
1944Unnamed 1944 stormSep 1113 miTropical storm (39 mph)Tropical storm
1939Unnamed 1939 stormAug 1311 miTropical storm (55 mph)Category 1
1939Unnamed 1939 stormJun 1636 miTropical storm (49 mph)Tropical storm
1937Unnamed 1937 stormAug 3171 miTropical storm (40 mph)Tropical storm
1936Unnamed 1936 stormJul 3115 miTropical storm (70 mph)Category 2
1934Unnamed 1934 stormOct 618 miTropical storm (39 mph)Tropical storm
1932Unnamed 1932 stormSep 167 miCategory 1 (81 mph)Category 1
1926Unnamed 1926 stormSep 2046 miCategory 3 (115 mph)Category 4
1923Unnamed 1923 stormJun 2618 miTropical storm (39 mph)Tropical storm
1919Unnamed 1919 stormJul 45 miTropical storm (45 mph)Tropical storm
1917Unnamed 1917 stormSep 2957 miCategory 3 (115 mph)Category 4
1916Unnamed 1916 stormOct 18overheadCategory 1 (93 mph)Category 2
1916Unnamed 1916 stormJul 575 miCategory 3 (110 mph)Category 3
1914Unnamed 1914 stormSep 1835 miTropical storm (40 mph)Tropical storm
1912Unnamed 1912 stormSep 1471 miTropical storm (55 mph)Category 1
1911Unnamed 1911 stormAug 1146 miCategory 1 (75 mph)Category 1
1907Unnamed 1907 stormSep 2270 miTropical storm (40 mph)Tropical storm
1904Unnamed 1904 stormNov 359 miTropical storm (40 mph)Tropical storm
1902Unnamed 1902 stormOct 1021 miTropical storm (48 mph)Category 2
1901Unnamed 1901 stormSep 1757 miTropical storm (58 mph)Category 1
1901Unnamed 1901 stormAug 1656 miTropical storm (61 mph)Category 1
1898Unnamed 1898 stormAug 331 miTropical storm (44 mph)Category 1
1896Unnamed 1896 stormJul 762 miCategory 2 (98 mph)Category 2
1895Unnamed 1895 stormAug 1669 miTropical storm (40 mph)Tropical storm
1894Unnamed 1894 stormAug 835 miTropical storm (52 mph)Tropical storm
1893Unnamed 1893 stormOct 336 miCategory 1 (74 mph)Category 4
1889Unnamed 1889 stormSep 2322 miTropical storm (64 mph)Category 2
1887Unnamed 1887 stormOct 1910 miTropical storm (48 mph)Category 1
1887Unnamed 1887 stormJul 2755 miCategory 1 (82 mph)Category 2
1885Unnamed 1885 stormSep 2826 miTropical storm (46 mph)Category 1
1882Unnamed 1882 stormSep 1048 miCategory 3 (121 mph)Category 3
1881Unnamed 1881 stormAug 365 miTropical storm (47 mph)Tropical storm
1880Unnamed 1880 stormAug 31overheadTropical storm (64 mph)Category 2
1879Unnamed 1879 stormOct 1621 miTropical storm (48 mph)Tropical storm
1877Unnamed 1877 stormSep 1951 miCategory 1 (81 mph)Category 1
1860Unnamed 1860 stormAug 1214 miTropical storm (69 mph)Category 3
1859Unnamed 1859 stormSep 1615 miTropical storm (58 mph)Category 1
1852Unnamed 1852 stormAug 2645 miTropical 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
Strongest tornadoes near Century, Florida
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Feb 15, 2016EF32 mi16.45 mi0 / 3
Nov 3, 1968F35 mi70.4 mi0 / 18
Dec 10, 1961F318 mi0.2 mi0 / 1
May 26, 1973F225 mi105.4 mi1 / 4
May 10, 2024EF211 mi23.96 mi0 / 0
Jun 19, 2021EF216 mi22.03 mi0 / 20
Oct 15, 1984F223 mi3.5 mi0 / 0
Nov 5, 1974F220 mi0.1 mi0 / 0
Dec 15, 1972F216 mi1 mi0 / 3
Jun 8, 1972F211 mi0.1 mi0 / 0
Mar 2, 1972F225 mi2 mi0 / 0
Mar 2, 1972F28 mi4.7 mi0 / 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.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Brewton 3 SSE, AL
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"
Jan63396.18
Feb66425.17
Mar74475.17
Apr80535.56
May86624.86
Jun91706.29
Jul92726.610
Aug92726.610
Sep89675.56
Oct81553.94
Nov71444.26
Dec64415.87
Year795565.486

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.

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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).

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