Storm History Answers
Questions people search about hurricanes and tornadoes in particular places, each answered from the NOAA hurricane and tornado records.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
The Gulf Coast
From 1851 to 2025, the HURDAT2 landfall records add up to 203 hurricane landfalls on the U.S. Gulf Coast between the Rio Grande and the Florida Keys, by 193 storms; 66 came ashore as major hurricanes (Category 3 or stronger). Texas had the most, 57 (28%), and also the most major landfalls, 21. Every Gulf landfall, state by state →
Hurricanes that hit a coastal city, year by year
- List of Hurricanes That Hit Pensacola, Year by Year
25 hurricanes passed within 75 miles of Pensacola at hurricane strength from 1851 to 2025: 18 of them within 50 miles and 8 within 25 miles.
- Hurricanes That Hit Navarre, Florida, Year by Year
26 hurricanes passed within 75 miles of Navarre at hurricane strength from 1851 to 2025: 16 of them within 50 miles and 11 within 25 miles.
- Destin Hurricane History: Every Hurricane Since 1851
31 hurricanes passed within 75 miles of Destin at hurricane strength from 1851 to 2025: 21 of them within 50 miles and 10 within 25 miles.
- Panama City Beach Hurricane History, Year by Year
30 hurricanes passed within 75 miles of Panama City Beach at hurricane strength from 1851 to 2025: 22 of them within 50 miles and 11 within 25 miles.
- Baton Rouge Hurricane History: Every Hurricane Since 1851
16 hurricanes passed within 75 miles of Baton Rouge at hurricane strength from 1851 to 2025: 12 of them within 50 miles and 10 within 25 miles.
- Lake Charles Hurricane History, Year by Year
14 hurricanes passed within 75 miles of Lake Charles at hurricane strength from 1851 to 2025: 11 of them within 50 miles and 7 within 25 miles.
- List of Hurricanes That Hit Corpus Christi
21 hurricanes passed within 75 miles of Corpus Christi at hurricane strength from 1851 to 2025: 13 of them within 50 miles and 6 within 25 miles.
- Naples, Florida Hurricane History: Every Hurricane Since 1851
32 hurricanes passed within 75 miles of Naples at hurricane strength from 1851 to 2025: 23 of them within 50 miles and 11 within 25 miles.
- Hurricanes That Hit Jacksonville, Florida, Year by Year
20 hurricanes passed within 75 miles of Jacksonville at hurricane strength from 1851 to 2025: 12 of them within 50 miles and 4 within 25 miles.
Has a hurricane ever hit an inland city?
- Has a Hurricane Ever Hit Las Vegas?
No hurricane centre has passed within 75 miles of Las Vegas since records began (1851 in the Atlantic, 1949 in the eastern Pacific).
- Has a Hurricane Ever Hit Dallas, San Antonio, Austin or El Paso?
Dallas no hurricane, San Antonio 3 hurricanes, Austin 2 hurricanes and El Paso no hurricane within 75 miles since records began.
- Hurricanes in Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh and Nashville
Atlanta no hurricane, Charlotte 3 hurricanes, Raleigh 3 hurricanes and Nashville no hurricane within 75 miles since records began.
Hurricanes and their remnants, state by state
- Has a Hurricane Ever Hit the Midwest? State by State
No storm was still a hurricane when its centre crossed into any of the 12 states of the Midwest on this page.
- Hurricanes in the West: Nevada, Utah, Arizona, California and More
Of the 11 states of the West on this page, hurricane centres crossed into 2: Arizona (1) and New Mexico (1).
- Hurricanes That Hit Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Of the 4 states of the Mid-Atlantic on this page, hurricane centres crossed into 3: Maryland (2), Pennsylvania (2) and New Jersey (1).
Tornadoes where few expect them
- Tornadoes in San Diego, Coronado and Chula Vista
Yes: since 1950 the Storm Prediction Center has recorded 17 tornadoes within 25 miles of Coronado, Chula Vista and San Diego (Coronado 12, Chula Vista 10 and San Diego 17; a tornado near two of them counts once).
- Tornadoes in Yuma, Las Vegas and El Paso
Yes: since 1950 the Storm Prediction Center has recorded 25 tornadoes within 25 miles of Yuma, Las Vegas and El Paso (Yuma 8, Las Vegas 6 and El Paso 11; a tornado near two of them counts once).