NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Molino, 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
68 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Molino, Florida since 1851, 24 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Sally in 2020. Since 1950, 155 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 24
- Tropical storms
- 44
- Tornadoes
- 155
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
18 deaths in all
What the records show for Molino
The strongest storm to pass near Molino was an unnamed storm in 1882, a Category 3 hurricane with 127 mph winds when its centre passed 40 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1916, whose centre crossed the city. The record near Molino begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Sally in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane 5 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 9 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 68 systems, 11 have come since 2000. Of the 407 Florida cities on this site, 52% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Molino. The highest rating among the 155 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 6 times; the most recent, on February 23, 2016, came within 19 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on March 31, 1962, killed 17 people. Of the 155, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 54 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on October 26, 2025. Molino has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 69% of the 407 Florida cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 22 times since 1981, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 76% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Molino.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Molino
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | SallySep 16 | 5 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2018 | GordonSep 5 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2009 | IdaNov 10 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2009 | ClaudetteAug 17 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | DennisJul 10 | 3 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | ArleneJun 11 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 27 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2002 | HannaSep 14 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | BarryAug 6 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2000 | HeleneSep 22 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 29 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1997 | DannyJul 20 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 4 | 24 mi | Category 2 (105 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 3 | 13 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1994 | AlbertoJul 3 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | JuanOct 31 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 66 mi | Category 3 (119 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 62 mi | Category 3 (117 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 66 mi | Category 3 (123 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1969 | Unnamed 1969 stormOct 1 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | IreneOct 8 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | DebbieSep 8 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | FlossySep 24 | 46 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 26 | 73 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 33 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormJul 9 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 8 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 11 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 13 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormJun 16 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 31 | 25 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormOct 6 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 1 | 58 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 20 | 31 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormJun 26 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormJul 4 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 46 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 18 | overhead | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 5 | 65 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 11 | 31 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormNov 3 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 10 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 17 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 7 | 56 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 16 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormAug 8 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 2 | 46 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 27 | 50 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 28 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 30 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 40 mi | Category 3 (127 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 3 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 31 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 16 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 19 | 37 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 26 | 54 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Molino: 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 Molino
By decade
- 2020s20
- 2010s10(2 EF3+)
- 2000s24
- 1990s18
- 1980s21
- 1970s40
- 1960s16(3 EF3+)
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1962 | F3 | 17 mi | 6.9 mi | 17 / 100 |
| Feb 23, 2016 | EF3 | 19 mi | 2.99 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Feb 15, 2016 | EF3 | 9 mi | 16.45 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 3, 1968 | F3 | 18 mi | 70.4 mi | 0 / 18 |
| Oct 30, 1967 | F3 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 44 |
| May 5, 1956 | F3 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 26, 1973 | F2 | 10 mi | 105.4 mi | 1 / 4 |
| May 10, 2024 | EF2 | 19 mi | 23.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 23 mi | 8.58 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 13, 1983 | F2 | 21 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 13, 1972 | F2 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1972 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 155, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Molino
The Storm Prediction Center has 22 hail reports within 10 miles of Molino since 1981, made on 19 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently May 3, 1998. The most recent report is from November 9, 2025. May has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Molino
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Milton Exp Stn, FL, 13 miles east of Molino at 217 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 36°F. July is the wettest at 7.7 inches of precipitation on average and May the driest at 3.8 inches; the year adds up to 67.8 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 56% of the year's precipitation (37.8 of 67.8 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 68 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 6.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 94 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 31 nights a year. That 67.8 inches is more than at 117 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (94%). Cantonment, 10 miles south, has its own station (Pensacola 7 NNE, FL): 67.9 inches a year, 0.1 more than here, and the same July average high, 91°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Pensacola, FL, 25 miles south, averaged 88°F in August and 58°F in January over 2021–2025. It averaged 80°F or warmer from June to September. Sea level at the Pensacola tide gauge, 25 miles from Molino, has risen 1.07 ± 0.05 inches per decade from 1923 to 2025, NOAA's linear trend; at that pace it is 10.7 inches in a hundred years. That is faster than at 60 of the 144 U.S. gauges with a NOAA trend.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 36 | 5.9 | 8 | 58 |
| Feb | 64 | 40 | 4.7 | 6 | 60 |
| Mar | 71 | 45 | 5.4 | 6 | 68 |
| Apr | 77 | 52 | 5.6 | 5 | 73 |
| May | 85 | 60 | 3.8 | 5 | 79 |
| Jun | 90 | 67 | 7.5 | 9 | 85 |
| Jul | 91 | 69 | 7.7 | 12 | 87 |
| Aug | 91 | 69 | 6.9 | 10 | 88 |
| Sep | 87 | 65 | 6.5 | 6 | 84 |
| Oct | 80 | 54 | 4.4 | 5 | 76 |
| Nov | 70 | 43 | 4.8 | 6 | 69 |
| Dec | 63 | 39 | 4.6 | 5 | 62 |
| Year | 77 | 53 | 67.8 | 81 | 74 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Milton Exp Stn, FL (217 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Pensacola, FL, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 Molino
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 54 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Molino: 36 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods and 4 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on April 19, 2020. Of the 277 Florida cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 199 have had fewer than Molino.
December 13, 2016: lightning strike 5 miles from the centre of Molino — 1 killed.
NWS: “A 43 year old male was struck and killed by lightning as he was walking from his house to a detached carport.”
May 15, 2008: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Molino — $175,000 damage.
June 5, 1998: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Molino — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “A line of severe thunderstorms moved across the county between 1145 pm and 1230 am. Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county.”
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
Escambia County, which includes Molino, has been named in 41 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 24 hurricanes, 5 severe storms, 4 floods, 4 tropical storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Escambia County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hurricanes and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding, coastal flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $173.7 million a year, the 17th highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $120.9 million (70%), 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 Molino
- Cantonment, FL10 mi
- Mc David, FL12 mi
- Pace, FL13 mi
- Century, FL16 mi
- Jay, FL17 mi
- Gulf Breeze, FL20 mi
- Flomaton, AL20 mi
- Robertsdale, AL21 mi
- Pensacola, FL21 mi
- Milton, FL21 mi
- Lillian, AL25 mi
- Loxley, AL25 mi
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