NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marianna, 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
65 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Marianna, Florida since 1851, 16 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Mindy in 2021. Since 1950, 96 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 16
- Tropical storms
- 49
- Tornadoes
- 96
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Marianna
The strongest storm to pass near Marianna was Michael in 2018, a Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds when its centre passed 11 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1856, whose centre crossed the city. The record near Marianna begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Mindy in 2021, a tropical storm 62 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 8 systems, 3 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 65 systems, 10 have come since 2000. Of the 407 Florida cities on this site, 89% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Marianna. The strongest of the 96 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on March 31, 2022; its path came within 8 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an F2 on September 15, 2004, killed 4 people. Of the 96, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 44 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on May 10, 2024. Of the 407 Florida cities, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Marianna. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 28 times since 1979, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 63% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Marianna.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Marianna
Of the 65 tracks on the map, 28 were moving northeast as they passed Marianna, 16 north and 10 northwest. Michael (2018), the strongest pass, was heading northeast and came ashore 54 miles south of Marianna. Within 75 miles of Marianna, 39 of the 65 came ashore, 18 of them as hurricanes. In the last 30 seasons (1996–2025), 11 came near Marianna: 3.7 a decade, against 3.7 a decade from 1851 to 1995.
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MindySep 9 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | FredAug 17 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | NestorOct 19 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 10 | 11 mi | Category 4 (132 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2018 | AlbertoMay 28 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2009 | ClaudetteAug 17 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | FayAug 23 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 7 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2004 | BonnieAug 12 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | BarryAug 6 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1994 | BerylAug 16 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1994 | AlbertoJul 3 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 33 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 58 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 20 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | BeckyJul 22 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 11 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | DebbieSep 8 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1953 | AliceJun 6 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | 46 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 13 | 64 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormSep 20 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 31 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 14 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 10 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 15 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 38 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJul 16 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 28 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 13 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 14 | 35 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 17 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJun 13 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 2 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 7 | 42 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 21 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 20 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 27 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 30 | 52 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 53 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 31 | 54 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 10 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 31 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 27 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 26 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | overhead | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 9 | 74 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 23 | 8 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Marianna: 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 Marianna
By decade
- 2020s12(1 EF3+)
- 2010s15
- 2000s17
- 1990s14
- 1980s13
- 1970s16
- 1960s6
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2022 | EF3 | 8 mi | 12.14 mi | 2 / 1 |
| Sep 15, 2004 | F2 | 14 mi | 7 mi | 4 / 5 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | EF2 | 19 mi | 34.76 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Mar 15, 2001 | F2 | 10 mi | 10 mi | 1 / 21 |
| Jan 12, 1975 | F2 | 14 mi | 168.5 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | EF2 | 1 mi | 16.33 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Apr 23, 2020 | EF2 | 5 mi | 17.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2014 | EF2 | 25 mi | 22.21 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 22, 2005 | F2 | 24 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Sep 15, 2004 | F2 | 3 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 20, 2003 | F2 | 11 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 15, 2001 | F2 | 14 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 96, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marianna
The Storm Prediction Center has 28 hail reports within 10 miles of Marianna since 1979, made on 25 separate days. Of these, 13 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 5 days, most recently May 15, 2023. The most recent report is from June 25, 2025. May has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marianna
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marianna Municipal Airport, FL, 6 miles northeast of Marianna at 113 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 63°F and 41°F. June and July are the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 51.2 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 51% of the year's precipitation (26.0 of 51.2 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 65 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (22); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 4.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 100 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 23 nights a year. That 51.2 inches is more than at 27 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (22%). Cottondale, 10 miles west, has its own station (Chipley, FL): 61.0 inches a year, 9.8 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 41 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Feb | 67 | 44 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Mar | 74 | 49 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Apr | 80 | 55 | 3.7 | 4 |
| May | 88 | 64 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Jun | 91 | 71 | 5.1 | 8 |
| Jul | 92 | 73 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Aug | 91 | 73 | 4.9 | 8 |
| Sep | 89 | 69 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Oct | 81 | 58 | 3.1 | 3 |
| Nov | 72 | 47 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Dec | 65 | 43 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Year | 79 | 57 | 51.2 | 69 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marianna Municipal Airport, FL (113 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 Marianna
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 229 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marianna: 176 thunderstorm wind reports, 35 flash floods, 10 floods, 6 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on February 15, 2016. April has had the most flash floods, 21 of 35. Of the 277 Florida cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 260 have had fewer than Marianna.
June 24, 2013: lightning strike 4 miles from the centre of Marianna — $600,000 damage.
NWS: “Lightning caused a house fire at 2878 Magnolia Blossom Lane in the Indian Springs subdivision east of Marianna. The Jackson County Floridian newspaper article stated that damages to the house and its contents totaled around $600,000.”
March 28, 2009: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Marianna — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees and power lines were down across the center of the city. Several homes, apartments and vehicles were damaged by fallen trees.”
May 6, 1999: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Marianna — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Jackson County EMA reported numerous trees and power lines down with scattered outages. Some residences suffered roof damage.”
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 Marianna's 2 ZIP codes have filed 52 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $575,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2018, with 10. 37% 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, 73 have fewer than Marianna.
Jackson County, which includes Marianna, has been named in 35 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1994, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 20 hurricanes, 5 severe storms, 4 tropical storms, 3 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jackson 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. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $25.3 million a year, the 43rd highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.0 million (51%), 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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