NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Labelle, 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 Labelle, Florida since 1851, 32 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ian in 2022. Since 1950, 58 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 32
- Tropical storms
- 53
- Tornadoes
- 58
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Labelle
The strongest storm to pass near Labelle was an unnamed storm in 1935, a Category 4 hurricane with 152 mph winds when its centre passed 53 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1945, whose centre came within 7 miles. The record near Labelle begins with an unnamed storm in 1859; the most recent system was Ian in 2022, a Category 3 hurricane 31 miles away. Of the 85 systems, 12 have come since 2000. Labelle has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 79% of the 407 Florida cities on this site. The highest rating among the 58 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 4 times; the most recent, on June 17, 1982, came within 3 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on November 9, 1968, killed 2 people. Of the 58, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 24 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on October 9, 2024. Of the 407 Florida cities, 94% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Labelle. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 26 times since 1985, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Labelle.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Labelle
Of the 85 tracks on the map, 28 were moving northeast as they passed Labelle, 26 northwest and 18 north. The unnamed 1935 storm, the strongest pass, was heading northwest; its centre passed 53 miles southwest of Labelle. Within 75 miles of Labelle, 33 of the 85 came ashore, 16 of them as hurricanes. In the last 30 seasons (1996–2025), 15 came near Labelle: 5.0 a decade, against 4.8 a decade from 1851 to 1995.
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | IanSep 28 | 31 mi | Category 3 (129 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2022 | AlexJun 4 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | GordonSep 3 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 10 | 17 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | EmilyJul 31 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | FayAug 19 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | ErnestoAug 30 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | WilmaOct 24 | 46 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 26 | 55 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 5 | 59 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 13 | 42 mi | Category 4 (140 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2001 | GabrielleSep 14 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1999 | IreneOct 16 | 64 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1999 | HarveySep 21 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | MitchNov 5 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1995 | JerryAug 24 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1994 | GordonNov 16 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1990 | MarcoOct 11 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1988 | KeithNov 23 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | BobJul 23 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1984 | IsidoreSep 27 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1981 | DennisAug 18 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1976 | DottieAug 19 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1969 | JennyOct 3 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 4 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1964 | IsbellOct 14 | 52 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | CleoAug 27 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | FlorenceSep 24 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 10 | 26 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | JudithOct 18 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormOct 16 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1953 | HazelOct 9 | 19 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1952 | Unnamed 1952 stormFeb 3 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1951 | HowOct 2 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1950 | KingOct 18 | 34 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 27 | 39 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 22 | 42 mi | Category 2 (105 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 18 | 34 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormNov 2 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 16 | 7 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 5 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 19 | 72 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 6 | 38 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 12 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 29 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJun 15 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormNov 4 | 73 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 3 | 53 mi | Category 4 (152 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 4 | 50 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormJul 31 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 30 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 17 | 37 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 13 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 18 | 37 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1925 | Unnamed 1925 stormDec 1 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormOct 21 | 63 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormAug 25 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 14 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 18 | 33 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormAug 29 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 29 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormOct 18 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 12 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 11 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormJul 30 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 21 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormOct 9 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormOct 16 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 25 | 30 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormJun 11 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormOct 7 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormAug 25 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormOct 6 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 8 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 17 | 24 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 8 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormJul 2 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormOct 20 | 30 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormOct 7 | 20 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 25 | 74 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 17 | 59 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1870 | Unnamed 1870 stormOct 20 | 18 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormOct 23 | 72 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 1 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormOct 18 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Labelle: 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 Labelle
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s11
- 2000s8
- 1990s18
- 1980s8
- 1970s4
- 1960s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 1968 | F2 | 24 mi | 45.6 mi | 2 / 17 |
| Jun 17, 1982 | F2 | 3 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Jun 18, 1972 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 11, 1968 | F2 | 17 mi | 65.4 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF1 | 22 mi | 0.59 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF1 | 13 mi | 29.89 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF1 | 25 mi | 16.97 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | EF1 | 16 mi | 4.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 16, 2016 | EF1 | 20 mi | 1.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 2003 | F1 | 5 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2002 | F1 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 8, 2001 | F1 | 6 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 58, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Labelle
The Storm Prediction Center has 26 hail reports within 10 miles of Labelle since 1985, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 18 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on April 4, 2022. The most recent report is from July 11, 2025. May has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Labelle
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Ortona Lock 2, FL, 8 miles east of Labelle at 20 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 74°F and 49°F. June is the wettest at 10.3 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 57.0 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 71% of the year's precipitation (40.6 of 57.0 inches); the other six months are drier. October has brought the most of the 85 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (24); a normal October there has highs of 86°F and 3.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 115 days a year, almost all from March to November. Lows fall below freezing on about 4 nights a year. That 57.0 inches is more than at 85 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (68%). Alva, 12 miles west, has its own station (Fort Myers SW Fl Regional Airport, FL): 53.5 inches a year, 3.5 less than here, and an August average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74 | 49 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Feb | 78 | 52 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Mar | 80 | 55 | 2.8 | 3 |
| Apr | 85 | 60 | 3.1 | 4 |
| May | 88 | 65 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 70 | 10.3 | 13 |
| Jul | 91 | 72 | 9.0 | 12 |
| Aug | 92 | 73 | 9.2 | 15 |
| Sep | 90 | 71 | 7.5 | 11 |
| Oct | 86 | 66 | 3.3 | 4 |
| Nov | 80 | 58 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Dec | 77 | 53 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Year | 84 | 62 | 57.0 | 82 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Ortona Lock 2, FL (20 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 Labelle
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 24 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Labelle: 17 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 floods, 1 flash flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $89,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 31, 2002.
July 2, 2007: lightning strike in Labelle — 3 injured.
NWS: “Three men were struck by lightning while moving furniture in LaBelle. They were taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution.”
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 Labelle's ZIP code 33935 have filed 29 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1983, and were paid $250,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 76% 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, 42 have fewer than Labelle.
Hendry County, which includes Labelle, has been named in 38 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 18 hurricanes, 5 fires, 3 tropical storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Milton, on October 11, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hendry County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes and lightning; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hail and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.4 million a year, the 46th highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.0 million (45%), 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.
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- Fort Myers, FL28 mi
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- Estero, FL33 mi
- Cape Coral, FL35 mi
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