NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fountain, 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
71 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Fountain, Florida since 1851, 21 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Mindy in 2021. Since 1950, 88 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 21
- Tropical storms
- 50
- Tornadoes
- 88
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Fountain
The strongest storm to pass near Fountain was Michael in 2018, a Category 4 hurricane with 145 mph winds when its centre passed 11 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1915, whose centre came within 2 miles. The record near Fountain begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Mindy in 2021, a tropical storm 55 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1870s, with 8 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 71 systems, 11 have come since 2000. Of the 407 Florida cities on this site, 66% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Fountain. The highest rating among the 88 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 31, 2022, came within 12 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on September 15, 2004, killed 4 people. Of the 88, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on January 9, 2024. Of the 407 Florida cities, 78% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Fountain. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 22 times since 1971, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 76% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Fountain.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fountain
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MindySep 9 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | FredAug 16 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | NestorOct 19 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 10 | 11 mi | Category 4 (145 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2018 | AlbertoMay 28 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2009 | ClaudetteAug 17 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | FayAug 23 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 6 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2004 | BonnieAug 12 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | BarryAug 6 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2000 | HeleneSep 22 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 10 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 5 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1994 | BerylAug 16 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1994 | AlbertoJul 3 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | KateNov 21 | 27 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 50 mi | Category 3 (122 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 19 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | BeckyJul 22 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 11 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | DebbieSep 8 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 8 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 26 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1953 | AliceJun 6 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | 50 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 13 | 43 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormSep 20 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 31 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 31 | 69 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 15 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 14 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 10 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 15 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 44 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 2 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 28 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 12 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 14 | 20 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 17 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJun 13 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 2 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 7 | 45 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 13 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 27 | 60 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 30 | 47 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 58 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 31 | 33 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 16 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 10 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 25 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 27 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 73 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 5 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 26 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 5 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 9 | 73 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 23 | 5 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Fountain: 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 Fountain
By decade
- 2020s20(1 EF3+)
- 2010s9
- 2000s16
- 1990s16
- 1980s6
- 1970s11
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2022 | EF3 | 12 mi | 12.14 mi | 2 / 1 |
| Dec 10, 1967 | F3 | 23 mi | 7.1 mi | 1 / 50 |
| Sep 15, 2004 | F2 | 19 mi | 7 mi | 4 / 5 |
| Mar 15, 2001 | F2 | 10 mi | 10 mi | 1 / 21 |
| Jan 12, 1975 | F2 | 7 mi | 168.5 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | EF2 | 19 mi | 16.33 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | EF2 | 9 mi | 12.89 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 23, 2020 | EF2 | 16 mi | 17.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2014 | EF2 | 21 mi | 22.21 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 15, 2004 | F2 | 22 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 15, 2001 | F2 | 10 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 15, 2001 | F2 | 18 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 88, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fountain
The Storm Prediction Center has 22 hail reports within 10 miles of Fountain since 1971, made on 20 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 5 days, most recently June 15, 2021. The most recent report is from May 12, 2023. June has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fountain
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Chipley, FL, 22 miles north of Fountain at 130 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 64°F and 39°F. July is the wettest at 7.2 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.7 inches; the year adds up to 61.0 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 51% of the year's precipitation (30.9 of 61.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 71 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 4.2 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 98 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 31 nights a year. That 61.0 inches is more than at 95 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (76%). Youngstown, 10 miles southwest, has its own station (Panama City 5N, FL): 61.3 inches a year, 0.3 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64 | 39 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Feb | 67 | 41 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 74 | 47 | 5.7 | 7 |
| Apr | 80 | 53 | 4.9 | 5 |
| May | 88 | 62 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 70 | 5.3 | 9 |
| Jul | 93 | 72 | 7.2 | 11 |
| Aug | 92 | 72 | 6.2 | 10 |
| Sep | 89 | 67 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Oct | 82 | 56 | 3.7 | 4 |
| Nov | 72 | 46 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Dec | 66 | 41 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Year | 80 | 56 | 61.0 | 82 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Chipley, FL (130 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 Fountain
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 61 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fountain: 52 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $4.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 30, 2015. August has had the most flash floods, 3 of 5. Of the 277 Florida cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 143 have had fewer than Fountain.
April 30, 2014: flood 6 miles from the centre of Fountain — $3.2 million damage.
September 16, 2020: flash flood 1 mile from the centre of Fountain — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Extensive flash flooding occurred throughout Bay county. Damage cost was estimated.”
January 2, 1999: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Fountain — $250,000 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
Bay County, which includes Fountain, has been named in 50 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 31 of them major disasters (by incident: 26 hurricanes, 8 severe storms, 5 fires, 5 tropical storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bay County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hurricanes and lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, coastal flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $157.9 million a year, the 19th highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $117.8 million (75%), 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 Fountain
- Youngstown, FL10 mi
- Alford, FL11 mi
- Chipley, FL14 mi
- Altha, FL14 mi
- Cottondale, FL20 mi
- Blountstown, FL21 mi
- Marianna, FL21 mi
- Lynn Haven, FL22 mi
- Panama City, FL23 mi
- Vernon, FL25 mi
- Bristol, FL28 mi
- Grand Ridge, FL28 mi
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