NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Indiantown, 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
83 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Indiantown, Florida since 1851, 35 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Nicole in 2022. Since 1950, 108 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 35
- Tropical storms
- 48
- Tornadoes
- 108
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Indiantown
The strongest storm to pass near Indiantown was an unnamed storm in 1928, a Category 4 hurricane with 130 mph winds when its centre passed 8 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1933, whose centre came within 3 miles. The record near Indiantown begins with an unnamed storm in 1859; the most recent system was Nicole in 2022, a Category 1 hurricane 38 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1870s, with 9 systems, 6 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 83 systems, 12 have come since 2000. Indiantown has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 83% of the 407 Florida cities on this site. The highest rating among the 108 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on October 9, 2024, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on October 9, 2024, killed 6 people. Of the 108, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 53 have come since 2000. October has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on May 24, 2025. Of the 407 Florida cities, 61% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Indiantown. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 16 times since 1979, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 83% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Indiantown.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Indiantown
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NicoleNov 10 | 38 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2022 | IanSep 29 | 59 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2022 | AlexJun 4 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 2 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2016 | MatthewOct 7 | 64 mi | Category 3 (128 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | JuliaSep 13 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | FayAug 19 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | ErnestoAug 30 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | WilmaOct 24 | 22 mi | Category 3 (113 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | TammyOct 5 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 26 | 15 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 5 | 17 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1999 | IreneOct 16 | 17 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1999 | HarveySep 21 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | MitchNov 5 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1995 | JerryAug 23 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | ErinAug 2 | 40 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1994 | GordonNov 16 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | BobJul 23 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1984 | IsidoreSep 27 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1981 | DennisAug 18 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 3 | 20 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | DottieAug 19 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1974 | Unnamed 1974 stormOct 7 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 4 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1964 | IsbellOct 15 | 23 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | CleoAug 27 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | FlorenceSep 24 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | JudithOct 18 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormOct 16 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1953 | HazelOct 9 | 35 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | Unnamed 1953 stormJul 12 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1952 | Unnamed 1952 stormFeb 3 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1951 | HowOct 2 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1950 | KingOct 18 | 27 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 27 | 12 mi | Category 3 (117 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormOct 6 | 70 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 22 | 8 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 12 | 63 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 17 | 64 mi | Category 3 (116 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormNov 2 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 16 | 69 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 11 | 18 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 4 | 3 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormJul 30 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 17 | 8 mi | Category 4 (130 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 8 | 24 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 27 | 48 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1925 | Unnamed 1925 stormDec 1 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormOct 21 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormAug 25 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 14 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormSep 26 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormAug 29 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 29 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormOct 18 | 66 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormOct 18 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 12 | 44 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 11 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 2 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormOct 9 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 27 | 74 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormOct 25 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormJun 11 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormOct 7 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormOct 6 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 24 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 8 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 17 | 64 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 24 | 34 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 22 | 64 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 8 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormJul 2 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormOct 20 | 14 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 16 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormOct 7 | 45 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 25 | 12 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 17 | 9 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1870 | Unnamed 1870 stormOct 21 | 9 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormOct 23 | 36 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 16 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 1 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormOct 17 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Indiantown: 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 Indiantown
By decade
- 2020s18(2 EF3+)
- 2010s23
- 2000s12
- 1990s11
- 1980s14
- 1970s18(1 EF3+)
- 1960s6
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF3 | 23 mi | 21.24 mi | 6 / 0 |
| Oct 19, 1958 | F3 | 2 mi | 20.2 mi | 1 / 24 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF3 | 18 mi | 32.89 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jan 24, 1979 | F3 | 3 mi | 9.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF2 | 18 mi | 5.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF2 | 6 mi | 65.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 1983 | F2 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Feb 2, 1983 | F2 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 9, 1973 | F2 | 18 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 26, 1970 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 14, 1969 | F2 | 24 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Oct 14, 1964 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 108, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Indiantown
The Storm Prediction Center has 16 hail reports within 10 miles of Indiantown since 1979, made on 15 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on May 23, 2025, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Indiantown
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Port Salerno 5W, FL, 14 miles east of Indiantown at 12 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 74°F and 54°F. June is the wettest at 9.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 64.3 inches over 93 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 67% of the year's precipitation (43.3 of 64.3 inches); the other six months are drier. October has brought the most of the 83 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (26); a normal October there has highs of 85°F and 5.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 86 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 1 nights a year. That 64.3 inches is more than at 109 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (87%). Palm City, 13 miles northeast, has its own station (Stuart, FL): 62.9 inches a year, 1.4 less than here, and the same August average high, 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74 | 54 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Feb | 76 | 55 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Mar | 79 | 58 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Apr | 83 | 62 | 2.9 | 5 |
| May | 86 | 67 | 5.7 | 8 |
| Jun | 89 | 72 | 9.6 | 11 |
| Jul | 90 | 73 | 7.0 | 11 |
| Aug | 91 | 74 | 9.0 | 14 |
| Sep | 89 | 72 | 9.2 | 12 |
| Oct | 85 | 68 | 5.1 | 8 |
| Nov | 79 | 62 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Dec | 76 | 57 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Year | 83 | 64 | 64.3 | 93 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Port Salerno 5W, FL (12 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 Indiantown
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 5 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Indiantown: 5 thunderstorm wind reports. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 64 mph, on May 14, 2011.
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
Martin County, which includes Indiantown, has been named in 41 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 25 hurricanes, 6 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 Martin County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hurricanes; Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding and coastal flooding; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $119.4 million a year, the 25th highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $91.8 million (77%), 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 Indiantown
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- Stuart, FL17 mi
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- Jensen Beach, FL21 mi
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- Jupiter, FL23 mi
- Loxahatchee, FL23 mi
- Tequesta, FL24 mi
- Palm Beach Gardens, FL26 mi
- Belle Glade, FL28 mi
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