NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marco Island, 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
80 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Marco Island, Florida since 1851, 31 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ian in 2022. Since 1950, 59 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 31
- Tropical storms
- 49
- Tornadoes
- 59
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Marco Island
The strongest storm to pass near Marco Island was an unnamed storm in 1935, a Category 5 hurricane with 162 mph winds when its centre passed 5 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Irma in 2017, whose centre crossed the city. The record near Marco Island begins with an unnamed storm in 1859; the most recent system was Ian in 2022, a Category 5 hurricane 58 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 9 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 80 systems, 11 have come since 2000. Marco Island has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 76% of the 407 Florida cities on this site. The highest rating among the 59 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 3 times; the most recent, on November 11, 1968, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on November 9, 1968, killed 2 people. Of the 59, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 22 have come since 2000. June and September have had the most tornadoes, 10 each. The most recent tornado was on September 25, 2024. Of the 407 Florida cities, 94% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Marco Island. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 2008, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 98% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Marco Island.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Marco Island
Of the 80 tracks on the map, 23 were moving northeast as they passed Marco Island, 20 north and 15 northwest. The unnamed 1935 storm, the strongest pass, was heading northwest; its centre passed 5 miles southwest of Marco Island. Within 75 miles of Marco Island, 40 of the 80 came ashore, 17 of them as hurricanes. In the last 30 seasons (1996–2025), 14 came near Marco Island: 4.7 a decade, against 4.6 a decade from 1851 to 1995.
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | IanSep 28 | 58 mi | Category 5 (159 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2022 | AlexJun 4 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | EtaNov 9 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | SallySep 12 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2018 | GordonSep 3 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 10 | overhead | Category 3 (114 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2008 | FayAug 19 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | ErnestoAug 30 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | WilmaOct 24 | 3 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 26 | 45 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 13 | 44 mi | Category 4 (145 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1999 | IreneOct 15 | 55 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1999 | HarveySep 21 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | MitchNov 5 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1994 | GordonNov 16 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1992 | AndrewAug 24 | 20 mi | Category 4 (132 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1990 | MarcoOct 10 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | BobJul 23 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1981 | DennisAug 17 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1976 | DottieAug 19 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1969 | JennyOct 2 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 4 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1966 | Unnamed 1966 stormJun 30 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 8 | 67 mi | Category 2 (105 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1965 | BetsySep 8 | 53 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | IsbellOct 14 | 21 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 10 | 5 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | JudithOct 18 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormOct 16 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1953 | HazelOct 9 | 58 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1952 | Unnamed 1952 stormFeb 3 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1951 | HowOct 2 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1950 | EasySep 3 | 64 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 22 | 27 mi | Category 4 (132 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 12 | 46 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 18 | 25 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 16 | 38 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 4 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 19 | 59 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 6 | 19 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 29 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJun 15 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormNov 5 | 20 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 3 | 5 mi | Category 5 (162 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormJul 31 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 30 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormSep 29 | 30 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 13 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 18 | 19 mi | Category 2 (105 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1925 | Unnamed 1925 stormDec 1 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormOct 21 | 9 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormNov 15 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormAug 25 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 14 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 9 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 18 | 24 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormAug 29 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 19 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormOct 20 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 12 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 11 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormJul 30 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 21 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormOct 9 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormOct 16 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 25 | 18 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormJun 10 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormOct 9 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormOct 7 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormAug 25 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormOct 6 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 17 | 36 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 8 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormJul 2 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormOct 20 | 22 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormOct 7 | 48 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1870 | Unnamed 1870 stormOct 20 | 7 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormOct 23 | 53 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 1 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormOct 18 | 65 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 Marco Island: 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 Marco Island
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s7
- 2000s11
- 1990s20
- 1980s5
- 1970s5
- 1960s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 1968 | F2 | 17 mi | 45.6 mi | 2 / 17 |
| Nov 11, 1968 | F2 | 17 mi | 65.4 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 10, 1962 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 9, 2017 | EF1 | 24 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 2005 | F1 | 23 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 19, 2004 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 2004 | F1 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 2003 | F1 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 1999 | F1 | 14 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 9, 1998 | F1 | 14 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 6, 1998 | F1 | 4 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 17, 1983 | F1 | 14 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 59, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marco Island
The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Marco Island since 2008. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1 inch (quarter size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 30, 2011. The most recent report is from March 23, 2017.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marco Island
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marco Is, FL, in Marco Island at 10 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 76°F; January is the coolest, at 74°F and 55°F. September is the wettest at 9.9 inches of precipitation on average and December the driest at 1.7 inches; the year adds up to 53.4 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 74% of the year's precipitation (39.3 of 53.4 inches); the other six months are drier. October has brought the most of the 80 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal October there has highs of 87°F and 3.2 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 81 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 1 nights a year. That 53.4 inches is more than at 52 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (42%). Naples, 17 miles north, has its own station (Naples, FL): 61.4 inches a year, 8.0 more than here, and an August average high of 91°F against 92°F.
Sea level at the Naples tide gauge, 15 miles from Marco Island, has risen 1.32 ± 0.08 inches per decade from 1965 to 2023, NOAA's linear trend; at that pace it is 13.2 inches in a hundred years. That is faster than at 78 of the 144 U.S. gauges with a NOAA trend.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74 | 55 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Feb | 76 | 57 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Mar | 79 | 60 | 2.1 | 2 |
| Apr | 83 | 65 | 2.5 | 3 |
| May | 88 | 70 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 74 | 8.4 | 10 |
| Jul | 91 | 76 | 6.6 | 11 |
| Aug | 92 | 76 | 9.2 | 13 |
| Sep | 90 | 75 | 9.9 | 12 |
| Oct | 87 | 71 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Nov | 81 | 63 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Dec | 77 | 59 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Year | 84 | 67 | 53.4 | 73 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marco Is, FL (10 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 Marco Island
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 32 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marco Island: 12 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 floods, 7 lightning strikes and 3 flash floods. They killed 1 person and injured 8, and the NWS estimated $182,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on January 3, 1999.
July 17, 2021: lightning strike 1 mile from the centre of Marco Island — 1 killed.
NWS: “Broadcast media relayed a report of a 17-year-old teenage boy from Georgia struck by lightning at Residents Beach on Marco Island due to a thunderstorm in the vicinity. Injuries were severe and the teen was airlifted to a hospital in Miami.”
August 24, 2016: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Marco Island — 3 injured.
NWS: “A family visiting from out of town was leaving the south beach area of Marco Island as storms approached when lightning struck near their location. A 15 year old male, as well as his brother and another female fell into the sand.”
June 21, 2025: lightning strike 1 mile from the centre of Marco Island — 3 injured.
NWS: “Marco Island Police Department reported three minor injuries associated with lightning striking a tiki hut along Marco Island Beach. All three individuals were transported for further assessment.”
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 Marco Island's ZIP code 34145 have filed 2,017 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $49.9 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Ian in 2022: 1,048 claims (52% of all) and $38.5 million, then Hurricane Irma in 2017 with 535 and Hurricane Wilma in 2005 with 110. 94% 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, 280 have fewer than Marco Island.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Ian2022 | 1,048 | $38.5 million |
| Hurricane Irma2017 | 535 | $9.7 million |
| Hurricane Wilma2005 | 110 | $81,000 |
| Hurricane Milton2024 | 77 | $1.0 million |
| Hurricane Andrew1992 | 34 | $820 |
| Hurricane Helene2024 | 33 | $379,000 |
Collier County, which includes Marco Island, has been named in 54 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 31 of them major disasters (by incident: 25 hurricanes, 9 fires, 6 severe storms, 5 tropical storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Milton, on October 11, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Collier County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hurricanes, coastal flooding and lightning; Relatively High for inland flooding; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and heat waves; Relatively Low for strong wind; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $398.2 million a year, the 7th highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $216.0 million (54%), 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).
Marco Island in the notable storm records: Hurricane Ian (2022)
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Marco Island
- Naples, FL17 mi
- Bonita Springs, FL29 mi
- Estero, FL34 mi
- Immokalee, FL37 mi
- Fort Myers Beach, FL38 mi
- Sanibel, FL41 mi
- Fort Myers, FL44 mi
- Lehigh Acres, FL45 mi
- St James City, FL47 mi
- Cape Coral, FL50 mi
- Alva, FL54 mi
- North Fort Myers, FL54 mi
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