NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fort Pierce, 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 Fort Pierce, Florida since 1851, 30 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Milton in 2024. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 30
- Tropical storms
- 55
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Fort Pierce
The strongest storm to pass near Fort Pierce was an unnamed storm in 1928, a Category 3 hurricane with 128 mph winds when its centre passed 36 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1928, whose centre crossed the city. The record near Fort Pierce begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Milton in 2024, a Category 1 hurricane 67 miles away. The 1870s and the 1950s were the busiest decades, with 8 systems each. Of the 85 systems, 14 have come since 2000. Fort Pierce has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 71% of the 407 Florida cities on this site. The highest rating among the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on October 9, 2024, came within 3 miles. Of the 103, 24 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 48 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on October 9, 2024. Of the 407 Florida cities, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Fort Pierce. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 55 times since 1957, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Fort Pierce has more hail reports within 10 miles than 64% of the 407 Florida cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fort Pierce
Of the 85 tracks on the map, 27 were moving northeast as they passed Fort Pierce, 26 northwest and 19 north. The unnamed 1928 storm, the strongest pass, was heading northwest and came ashore 56 miles southeast of Fort Pierce. Within 75 miles of Fort Pierce, 22 of the 85 came ashore, 13 of them as hurricanes. In the last 30 seasons (1996–2025), 17 came near Fort Pierce: 5.7 a decade, against 4.7 a decade from 1851 to 1995.
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MiltonOct 10 | 67 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2022 | NicoleNov 10 | 11 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2022 | IanSep 29 | 48 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2022 | AlexJun 4 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 2 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2016 | MatthewOct 7 | 44 mi | Category 3 (127 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | JuliaSep 13 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2014 | ArthurJul 1 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2008 | FayAug 20 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | ErnestoAug 30 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | WilmaOct 24 | 37 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | TammyOct 5 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 26 | 14 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 5 | 12 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1999 | IreneOct 16 | 13 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1999 | HarveySep 21 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | MitchNov 5 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1995 | JerryAug 24 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | ErinAug 2 | 13 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1994 | GordonNov 16 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1988 | KeithNov 23 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1988 | ChrisAug 28 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | BobJul 24 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1984 | IsidoreSep 27 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1983 | BarryAug 25 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1981 | DennisAug 18 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 3 | 4 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | DottieAug 19 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1974 | Unnamed 1974 stormOct 7 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | DollyAug 10 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 5 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1967 | DoriaSep 9 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1964 | IsbellOct 15 | 35 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | CleoAug 27 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | FlorenceSep 24 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | JudithOct 18 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormOct 16 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1954 | Unnamed 1954 stormJun 20 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1953 | HazelOct 9 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | Unnamed 1953 stormJul 12 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1952 | Unnamed 1952 stormFeb 3 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1951 | HowOct 2 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1950 | KingOct 18 | 45 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 27 | 38 mi | Category 3 (113 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 22 | 19 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormNov 2 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 12 | 10 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 4 | 25 mi | Category 3 (116 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormJul 30 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 17 | 36 mi | Category 3 (128 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 8 | overhead | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 27 | 28 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1925 | Unnamed 1925 stormDec 1 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormOct 16 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormAug 25 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 1 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 26 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormAug 29 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 29 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 12 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 11 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 2 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormOct 9 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 12 | 65 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 27 | 50 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormOct 25 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormOct 7 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormOct 6 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 24 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 8 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 24 | 19 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 29 | 47 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 22 | 65 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormJul 2 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormOct 20 | 9 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 16 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormOct 7 | 30 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 25 | 3 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 17 | 19 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1870 | Unnamed 1870 stormOct 21 | 6 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormOct 23 | 47 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 17 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 1 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormOct 17 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormSep 12 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Fort Pierce: 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 Fort Pierce
By decade
- 2020s18(1 EF3+)
- 2010s16
- 2000s14
- 1990s10
- 1980s14
- 1970s16
- 1960s8
- 1950s7(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF3 | 3 mi | 21.24 mi | 6 / 0 |
| Sep 18, 1954 | F3 | 3 mi | 0.1 mi | 2 / 2 |
| Apr 15, 1958 | F3 | in town | 14.8 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF2 | 23 mi | 5.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF2 | 4 mi | 65.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 1983 | F2 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F2 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 9, 1973 | F2 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jan 15, 1970 | F2 | 4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 1, 1967 | F2 | 4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 10, 1963 | F2 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF1 | 2 mi | 6.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fort Pierce
The Storm Prediction Center has 55 hail reports within 10 miles of Fort Pierce since 1957, made on 37 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on February 13, 1995. The most recent report is from May 5, 2025. May has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fort Pierce
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fort Pierce, FL, in Fort Pierce at 25 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 75°F; January is the coolest, at 72°F and 53°F. September is the wettest at 8.2 inches of precipitation on average and December the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 55.8 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 66% of the year's precipitation (36.8 of 55.8 inches); the other six months are drier. Highs reach 90°F on about 70 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 1 nights a year. That 55.8 inches is more than at 77 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (62%). Port St Lucie, 11 miles south, has its own station (Stuart, FL): 62.9 inches a year, 7.1 more than here, and an August average high of 91°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 72 | 53 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Feb | 74 | 55 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Mar | 77 | 59 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Apr | 81 | 64 | 3.6 | 5 |
| May | 84 | 69 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Jun | 88 | 73 | 6.2 | 9 |
| Jul | 89 | 74 | 6.2 | 9 |
| Aug | 89 | 75 | 7.3 | 11 |
| Sep | 88 | 74 | 8.2 | 10 |
| Oct | 84 | 70 | 5.7 | 7 |
| Nov | 78 | 62 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Dec | 74 | 57 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Year | 82 | 65 | 55.8 | 80 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fort Pierce, FL (25 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 Fort Pierce
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 49 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fort Pierce: 39 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 floods, 3 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $117.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 82 mph, on April 7, 2022.
August 19, 2008: flood 8 miles from the centre of Fort Pierce — $87.0 million damage.
September 10, 2017: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Fort Pierce — $30.0 million damage.
NWS: “Prior to the direct impacts from approaching Hurricane Irma, rain bands streamed onshore from the Atlantic and produced between 6 and 11 inches of rain in less than 4 hours during the very early morning hours, affecting much of Ft. Pierce.”
June 26, 1996: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Fort Pierce — $120,000 damage.
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 Fort Pierce's 8 ZIP codes have filed 2,156 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $53.3 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Frances in 2004: 704 claims (33% of all) and $21.1 million, then Hurricane Jeanne in 2004 with 524 and Hurricane Irma in 2017 with 169. 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, 283 have fewer than Fort Pierce.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Frances2004 | 704 | $21.1 million |
| Hurricane Jeanne2004 | 524 | $11.8 million |
| Hurricane Irma2017 | 169 | $10.4 million |
| Tropical Storm Fay2008 | 143 | $5.2 million |
| Hurricane Irene1999 | 58 | $369,000 |
| Flooding1984 | 44 | $57,000 |
St. Lucie County, which includes Fort Pierce, has been named in 38 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 24 hurricanes, 4 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Milton, on October 11, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives St. Lucie County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hurricanes and lightning; Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, coastal flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $193.4 million a year, the 16th highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $147.8 million (76%), 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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