NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Monticello, 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
83 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Monticello, Florida since 1851, 17 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 63 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 17
- Tropical storms
- 66
- Tornadoes
- 63
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Monticello
The strongest storm to pass near Monticello was Helene in 2024, a Category 3 hurricane with 121 mph winds when its centre passed 18 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1852, whose centre crossed the city. The record near Monticello begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Helene in 2024. The 1870s and the 1880s were the busiest decades, with 8 systems each. Of the 83 systems, 17 have come since 2000. Of the 407 Florida cities on this site, 88% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Monticello. The highest rating among the 63 tornadoes within 25 miles is EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 3, 2019, came within 6 miles. The deadliest, an EF2 on May 10, 2024, killed 2 people. Of the 63, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on April 7, 2025. Of the 407 Florida cities, 91% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Monticello. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 20 times since 1967, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 78% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Monticello.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Monticello
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 18 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2024 | DebbyAug 5 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 30 | 38 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2022 | NicoleNov 11 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | MindySep 9 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 7 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 19 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 10 | 66 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 11 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2016 | ColinJun 7 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | FayAug 23 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | AlbertoJun 13 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 27 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 6 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2000 | GordonSep 18 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 5 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 33 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormMay 23 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 20 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1972 | AlphaMay 28 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1971 | Unnamed 1971 stormAug 16 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1966 | Unnamed 1966 stormJul 2 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 10 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 11 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 29 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 9 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | LoveOct 21 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1950 | KingOct 19 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 28 | 58 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 16 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 7 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | 34 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 31 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormAug 22 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 39 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 5 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 15 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 14 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 10 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 29 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 29 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 16 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJul 16 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 30 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 29 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 15 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJun 13 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 1 | 73 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 37 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 15 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 9 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 15 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 21 | 4 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 12 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormOct 11 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 8 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 10 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 34 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 27 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 11 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 5 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 26 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 23 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormOct 6 | 69 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 65 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | overhead | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 60 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Monticello: 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 Monticello
By decade
- 2020s21
- 2010s4(1 EF3+)
- 2000s14(1 EF3+)
- 1990s3
- 1980s7
- 1970s8
- 1960s2
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2019 | EF3 | 6 mi | 8.83 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 19, 2009 | EF3 | 21 mi | 1.45 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 2024 | EF2 | 14 mi | 24.81 mi | 2 / 0 |
| May 10, 2024 | EF2 | 24 mi | 24.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 18, 2009 | EF2 | 19 mi | 10.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 18, 2009 | EF2 | 23 mi | 5.94 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 11, 1979 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 29, 1971 | F2 | 21 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 26, 1963 | F2 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 24, 1956 | F2 | 19 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 6, 1953 | F2 | 18 mi | 8.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 28, 1952 | F2 | 21 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 63, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Monticello
The Storm Prediction Center has 20 hail reports within 10 miles of Monticello since 1967, made on 19 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on March 29, 1972. The most recent report is from April 6, 2022. June has the most reports, 5.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Monticello
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Monticello 5 SE, FL, 6 miles southeast of Monticello at 98 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 63°F and 40°F. June is the wettest at 7.6 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 59.9 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 57% of the year's precipitation (34.2 of 59.9 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 83 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 5.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 78 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 26 nights a year. That 59.9 inches is more than at 93 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (74%). Thomasville, GA, 22 miles north, has its own station (Cairo 1SW, GA): 51.0 inches a year, 8.9 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 40 | 4.8 | 7 |
| Feb | 67 | 43 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Mar | 73 | 48 | 5.3 | 7 |
| Apr | 79 | 54 | 4.1 | 4 |
| May | 86 | 61 | 3.8 | 4 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 7.6 | 9 |
| Jul | 91 | 71 | 7.5 | 11 |
| Aug | 90 | 71 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Sep | 87 | 67 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Oct | 80 | 57 | 3.3 | 3 |
| Nov | 71 | 48 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Dec | 65 | 42 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Year | 79 | 56 | 59.9 | 77 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Monticello 5 SE, FL (98 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 Monticello
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 221 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Monticello: 202 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods, 8 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $519,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on March 7, 2008. April has had the most flash floods, 6 of 10. Of the 277 Florida cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 181 have had fewer than Monticello.
August 23, 2008: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Monticello — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Many roads and low lying areas were flooded. More than sixteen inches of rain fell within a six hour period, with as much as twenty inches across central and northern portions of the county.”
June 19, 2023: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Monticello — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “A tree fell through a modular home north of Monticello.”
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 Monticello's ZIP code 32344 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1985, and were paid $16,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 40% 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, 0 have fewer than Monticello.
Jefferson County, which includes Monticello, has been named in 40 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 25 of them major disasters (by incident: 21 hurricanes, 8 severe storms, 6 tropical storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jefferson County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail, inland flooding and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.3 million a year, the 62nd highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.9 million (39%), 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 Monticello
- Greenville, FL15 mi
- Boston, GA18 mi
- Thomasville, GA22 mi
- Tallahassee, FL24 mi
- Quitman, GA26 mi
- Madison, FL29 mi
- Cairo, GA31 mi
- Pavo, GA32 mi
- Havana, FL32 mi
- Ochlocknee, GA33 mi
- Coolidge, GA33 mi
- Midway, FL35 mi
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