NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Crawfordville, 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
82 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Crawfordville, Florida since 1851, 24 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 74 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 24
- Tropical storms
- 58
- Tornadoes
- 74
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Crawfordville
The strongest storm to pass near Crawfordville was Helene in 2024, a Category 4 hurricane with 136 mph winds when its centre passed 41 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1852, whose centre came within 10 miles. The record near Crawfordville begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Helene in 2024. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 9 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 82 systems, 18 have come since 2000. Of the 407 Florida cities on this site, 52% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Crawfordville. The strongest of the 74 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on March 3, 2019; its path came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an EF2 on May 10, 2024, killed 2 people. Of the 74, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. April and June have had the most tornadoes, 13 each. The most recent tornado was on April 7, 2025. Of the 407 Florida cities, 86% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Crawfordville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 26 times since 1971, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Crawfordville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Crawfordville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 41 mi | Category 4 (136 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2024 | DebbyAug 5 | 60 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 30 | 49 mi | Category 3 (116 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2022 | NicoleNov 11 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | MindySep 9 | overhead | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | FredAug 16 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 7 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 19 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 10 | 54 mi | Category 4 (136 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 11 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 17 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2016 | ColinJun 7 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 6 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | FayAug 23 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | AlbertoJun 13 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 27 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 6 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2004 | BonnieAug 12 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 5 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1994 | BerylAug 16 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 31 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormMay 23 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 20 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | Unnamed 1971 stormAug 16 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1970 | BeckyJul 22 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 9 | 11 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 11 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 29 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 9 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | LoveOct 21 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | 15 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 12 | 65 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormSep 20 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 31 | overhead | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormAug 22 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 60 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 5 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 15 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 14 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 10 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 29 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 15 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 62 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 30 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 28 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 12 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 13 | 71 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 14 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJun 13 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormOct 12 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 1 | 37 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 2 | 42 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 40 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 15 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 30 | 12 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 21 | 21 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 8 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 31 | 42 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 10 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 26 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 32 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 27 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 13 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 5 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 26 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormOct 6 | 51 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 64 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 9 | 10 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 56 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Crawfordville: 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 Crawfordville
By decade
- 2020s20
- 2010s8(1 EF3+)
- 2000s13
- 1990s4
- 1980s10
- 1970s10
- 1960s8
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2019 | EF3 | 25 mi | 8.83 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 2024 | EF2 | 16 mi | 24.81 mi | 2 / 0 |
| May 10, 2024 | EF2 | 17 mi | 24.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 1972 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 1972 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 25, 1964 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Nov 23, 1961 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 1960 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 28, 1952 | F2 | 22 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | EF1 | 17 mi | 12.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 2024 | EF1 | 10 mi | 31.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 74, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Crawfordville
The Storm Prediction Center has 26 hail reports within 10 miles of Crawfordville since 1971, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 16 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 7 days, most recently January 21, 2010. The most recent report is from April 11, 2025. May has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Crawfordville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Tallahassee Airport, FL, 14 miles north of Crawfordville at 55 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 64°F and 38°F. June is the wettest at 8.1 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 59.9 inches over 78 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 57% of the year's precipitation (34.4 of 59.9 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 82 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (26); a normal September there has highs of 90°F and 5.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 128 days a year, almost all from March to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 35 nights a year. That 59.9 inches is more than at 93 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (74%). Tallahassee, 18 miles north, has its own station (Tallahassee, FL): 58.7 inches a year, 1.2 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64 | 38 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Feb | 68 | 41 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Mar | 74 | 46 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Apr | 81 | 53 | 3.8 | 5 |
| May | 88 | 62 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 70 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Jul | 93 | 73 | 7.1 | 12 |
| Aug | 92 | 72 | 7.7 | 11 |
| Sep | 90 | 69 | 5.3 | 7 |
| Oct | 83 | 57 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Nov | 73 | 46 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Dec | 66 | 41 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Year | 80 | 56 | 59.9 | 78 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Tallahassee Airport, FL (55 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 Crawfordville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 330 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Crawfordville: 304 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 heavy rain events, 6 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $1.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on September 7, 2023. December has had the most flash floods, 2 of 6. Of the 277 Florida cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 157 have had fewer than Crawfordville.
April 19, 2019: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Crawfordville — 1 killed, 1 injured, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “A tree was blown down onto a home near Woodville Highway. An 8 year old girl was killed and a 12 year old boy was injured.”
July 19, 2015: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Crawfordville — 1 killed, $75,000 damage.
NWS: “A large tree fell on a mobile home on Timberwood Ct and killed the 25 year old female occupant as reported by WTXL-TV.”
July 14, 2010: lightning strike 1 mile from the centre of Crawfordville — 1 injured, $272,000 damage.
NWS: “The Wakulla News newspaper reported that a house was hit by lightning and destroyed on Shoemaker Court off of Ivan Church Road in Crawfordville. Nobody was home at the time.”
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 Crawfordville's ZIP code 32327 have filed 775 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $14.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Dennis in 2005: 234 claims (30% of all) and $5.8 million, then Hurricane Michael in 2018 with 120 and Hurricane Kate in 1985 with 82. 83% 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, 222 have fewer than Crawfordville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Dennis2005 | 234 | $5.8 million |
| Hurricane Michael2018 | 120 | $3.7 million |
| Hurricane Kate1985 | 82 | $735,000 |
| Hurricane Earl1998 | 52 | $506,000 |
| Hurricane Elena1985 | 48 | $147,000 |
| Hurricane Opal1995 | 42 | $398,000 |
Wakulla County, which includes Crawfordville, has been named in 46 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 29 of them major disasters (by incident: 23 hurricanes, 8 severe storms, 6 tropical storms, 3 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wakulla County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, coastal flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.9 million a year, the 49th highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.0 million (26%), 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).
Crawfordville in the notable storm records: Hurricane Michael (2018)
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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