NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Clewiston, 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 Clewiston, Florida since 1851, 37 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Nicole in 2022. Since 1950, 80 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 37
- Tropical storms
- 48
- Tornadoes
- 80
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Clewiston
The strongest storm to pass near Clewiston was an unnamed storm in 1935, a Category 5 hurricane with 158 mph winds when its centre passed 72 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1870, whose centre came within 4 miles. The record near Clewiston begins with an unnamed storm in 1859; the most recent system was Nicole in 2022, a tropical storm 72 miles away. Of the 85 systems, 11 have come since 2000. Clewiston has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 86% of the 407 Florida cities on this site. The highest rating among the 80 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on October 9, 2024, came within 12 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on November 9, 1968, killed 2 people. Of the 80, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 36 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on October 9, 2024. Of the 407 Florida cities, 84% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Clewiston. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 15 times since 1964, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 85% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Clewiston.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Clewiston
Of the 85 tracks on the map, 27 were moving northeast as they passed Clewiston, 25 northwest and 18 north. The unnamed 1935 storm, the strongest pass, was heading northwest; its centre passed 72 miles southwest of Clewiston. Within 75 miles of Clewiston, 47 of the 85 came ashore, 26 of them as hurricanes. In the last 30 seasons (1996–2025), 14 came near Clewiston: 4.7 a decade, against 4.9 a decade from 1851 to 1995.
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NicoleNov 10 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2022 | IanSep 29 | 54 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2022 | AlexJun 4 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 10 | 43 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2008 | FayAug 19 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | ErnestoAug 30 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | WilmaOct 24 | 26 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 26 | 70 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 26 | 47 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 5 | 51 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 13 | 68 mi | Category 4 (136 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1999 | IreneOct 16 | 38 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1999 | HarveySep 21 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | MitchNov 5 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1995 | JerryAug 23 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1994 | GordonNov 16 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | BobJul 23 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1984 | IsidoreSep 27 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1981 | DennisAug 18 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 3 | 59 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | DottieAug 19 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1974 | Unnamed 1974 stormOct 7 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1969 | JennyOct 3 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 4 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1964 | IsbellOct 14 | 32 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | CleoAug 27 | 39 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | FlorenceSep 23 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 10 | 52 mi | Category 3 (113 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | JudithOct 18 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormOct 16 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1953 | HazelOct 9 | 36 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1952 | Unnamed 1952 stormFeb 3 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1951 | HowOct 2 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1950 | KingOct 18 | 12 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 27 | 26 mi | Category 3 (112 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 22 | 19 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 12 | 67 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 17 | 38 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormNov 2 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 16 | 29 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 5 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 6 | 50 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 12 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 29 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJun 15 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormNov 4 | 65 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 3 | 72 mi | Category 5 (158 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 4 | 39 mi | Category 3 (112 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormJul 31 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 30 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 17 | 27 mi | Category 3 (123 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 8 | 64 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 18 | 49 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1925 | Unnamed 1925 stormDec 1 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormOct 21 | 56 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormAug 25 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 14 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 18 | 60 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormAug 29 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 29 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormOct 18 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 12 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 11 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 2 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 21 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormOct 9 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormOct 16 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 25 | 57 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormJun 11 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormOct 7 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormAug 24 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormOct 6 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 8 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 17 | 31 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 24 | 71 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 8 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormJul 2 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormOct 20 | 4 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormOct 7 | 40 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 25 | 51 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 17 | 45 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1870 | Unnamed 1870 stormOct 21 | 4 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormOct 23 | 48 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 1 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormOct 17 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Clewiston: 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 Clewiston
By decade
- 2020s9(1 EF3+)
- 2010s13
- 2000s14
- 1990s15
- 1980s10
- 1970s8
- 1960s7
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 1958 | F3 | 22 mi | 20.2 mi | 1 / 24 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF3 | 12 mi | 15.46 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 9, 1968 | F2 | 18 mi | 45.6 mi | 2 / 17 |
| Aug 13, 2004 | F2 | 4 mi | 42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 11, 1968 | F2 | 2 mi | 65.4 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF1 | 19 mi | 1.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF1 | 19 mi | 1.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF1 | 20 mi | 6.28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF1 | 12 mi | 29.89 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF1 | in town | 16.97 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 16, 2016 | EF1 | 9 mi | 1.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 18, 2003 | F1 | 19 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 80, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Clewiston
The Storm Prediction Center has 15 hail reports within 10 miles of Clewiston since 1964, made on 14 separate days. Of these, 11 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on February 13, 1995. The most recent report is from May 6, 2011. June has the most reports, 4.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Clewiston
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Clewiston #2, FL, 4 miles northwest of Clewiston at 18 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 74°F and 51°F. August is the wettest at 7.9 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 46.4 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 69% of the year's precipitation (31.8 of 46.4 inches); the other six months are drier. October has brought the most of the 85 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (24); a normal October there has highs of 87°F and 2.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 115 days a year, almost all from March to November. Lows fall below freezing on about 2 nights a year. That 46.4 inches is more than at 7 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (6%). Moore Haven, 11 miles northwest, has its own station (Moore Haven Lock 1, FL): 48.6 inches a year, 2.2 more than here, and the same August average high, 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74 | 51 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Feb | 77 | 54 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Mar | 80 | 57 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Apr | 85 | 62 | 2.4 | 4 |
| May | 88 | 67 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Jun | 90 | 72 | 7.2 | 11 |
| Jul | 92 | 74 | 7.3 | 12 |
| Aug | 92 | 74 | 7.9 | 13 |
| Sep | 90 | 73 | 6.2 | 11 |
| Oct | 87 | 68 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Nov | 81 | 59 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Dec | 76 | 54 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Year | 84 | 64 | 46.4 | 74 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Clewiston #2, FL (18 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 Clewiston
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 22 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Clewiston: 19 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $459,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on August 12, 2004.
June 8, 2013: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Clewiston — 1 killed, 1 injured.
NWS: “A 57 year old male died and his 56 year old friend was injured when their boat was struck by lightning on Lake Okeechobee. The two men were boating and decided to dock at the Clewiston boat ramps as a thunderstorm approached.”
August 19, 2008: flood 6 miles from the centre of Clewiston — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Rainfall amounts ranged 7 to 10 inches over northern Collier, Hendry and Glades counties near the path of the center of Fay. 17 inches recorded in the 48-hour period ending at 8 AM on Wednesday, August 20th.”
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 Clewiston's ZIP code 33440 have filed 104 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $582,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Wilma in 2005: 44 claims (42% of all) and $113,000, then Hurricane Irma in 2017 with 12 and Tropical Storm Fay in 2008 with 10. 73% 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, 110 have fewer than Clewiston.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Wilma2005 | 44 | $113,000 |
| Hurricane Irma2017 | 12 | $198,000 |
| Tropical Storm Fay2008 | 10 | $19,000 |
Hendry County, which includes Clewiston, has been named in 38 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 18 hurricanes, 5 fires, 3 tropical storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Milton, on October 11, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hendry County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes and lightning; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hail and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.4 million a year, the 46th highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.0 million (45%), 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.
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