NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lehigh Acres, FL
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
82 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Lehigh Acres, Florida since 1851, 31 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ian in 2022. Since 1950, 137 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 31
- Tropical storms
- 51
- Tornadoes
- 137
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lehigh Acres
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | IanSep 28 | 26 mi | Category 4 (144 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2022 | AlexJun 4 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | SallySep 12 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2018 | GordonSep 3 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 10 | 3 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | EmilyJul 31 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | FayAug 19 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | ErnestoAug 30 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | WilmaOct 24 | 42 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 26 | 71 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 5 | 75 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 13 | 33 mi | Category 4 (147 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2001 | GabrielleSep 14 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1999 | IreneOct 16 | 73 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1999 | HarveySep 21 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | MitchNov 5 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1994 | GordonNov 16 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 24 | 65 mi | Category 4 (132 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1990 | MarcoOct 11 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1988 | KeithNov 23 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | BobJul 23 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1981 | DennisAug 18 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1976 | DottieAug 19 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1969 | JennyOct 2 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 4 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1966 | Unnamed 1966 stormJul 1 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | IsbellOct 14 | 52 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1960 | FlorenceSep 24 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 10 | 11 mi | Category 3 (114 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | JudithOct 18 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormOct 16 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1953 | HazelOct 9 | 21 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1952 | Unnamed 1952 stormFeb 3 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1951 | HowOct 2 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1950 | KingOct 18 | 52 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 27 | 56 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 22 | 47 mi | Category 3 (119 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 18 | 19 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 16 | 9 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 5 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 19 | 60 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 6 | 21 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 29 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJun 15 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormNov 5 | 64 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 3 | 35 mi | Category 4 (152 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 4 | 67 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormJul 31 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 30 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormSep 29 | 69 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 17 | 54 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 13 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 18 | 20 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1925 | Unnamed 1925 stormDec 1 | overhead | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormOct 21 | 53 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormAug 25 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 14 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 18 | 21 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormAug 29 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 29 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 19 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormOct 18 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 12 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 11 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormJul 30 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 21 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormOct 9 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormOct 16 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 25 | 19 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormJun 10 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormOct 7 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormAug 25 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormOct 6 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 8 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 17 | 8 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 8 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormJul 2 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormOct 20 | 37 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormOct 7 | 18 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1870 | Unnamed 1870 stormOct 20 | 21 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 1 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormOct 18 | 25 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 Lehigh Acres: 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 Lehigh Acres
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s13
- 2000s19
- 1990s44
- 1980s22
- 1970s15
- 1960s11
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 1968 | F2 | 21 mi | 45.6 mi | 2 / 17 |
| Jun 17, 1982 | F2 | 13 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | EF2 | 14 mi | 16.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 16, 2022 | EF2 | 17 mi | 7.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 9, 2016 | EF2 | 21 mi | 3.35 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 23, 1989 | F2 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F2 | 13 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 1986 | F2 | 20 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Jun 18, 1972 | F2 | 2 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 3, 1971 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 11, 1968 | F2 | 16 mi | 65.4 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Feb 23, 1965 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 137, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
How to read this page
A storm is listed when the centre of its track passed within 75 miles of Lehigh Acres while it was at least a tropical storm, which is the reach of damaging wind and rain for a typical hurricane. Being on the list does not mean the city took a direct hit; the "closest" column says how near the centre came. Tornadoes are counted when any part of the path came within 25 miles.
Tornado records before the 1990s are thinner, because weak tornadoes in open country often went unreported before Doppler radar and mobile phones. A rise in the decade counts is mostly better reporting, not a change in the weather.
Tracks come from the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database, tornadoes from the Storm Prediction Center's database. Both are the official federal records and both are revised as old storms are re-analysed.