NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Myakka City, 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
77 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Myakka City, Florida since 1851, 25 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Milton in 2024. Since 1950, 171 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 25
- Tropical storms
- 52
- Tornadoes
- 171
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Myakka City
The strongest storm to pass near Myakka City was an unnamed storm in 1935, a Category 4 hurricane with 133 mph winds when its centre passed 40 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1944, whose centre came within 12 miles. The record near Myakka City begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Milton in 2024, a Category 2 hurricane 12 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 8 systems, 5 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 77 systems, 12 have come since 2000. Myakka City has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 48% of the 407 Florida cities on this site. The strongest of the 171 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on October 31, 1958; its path came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an EF2 on January 17, 2016, killed 2 people. Of the 171, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 47 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 27. The most recent tornado was on October 11, 2023. Myakka City has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 73% of the 407 Florida cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 17 times since 1973, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 83% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Myakka City.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Myakka City
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MiltonOct 10 | 12 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2022 | NicoleNov 10 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2022 | IanSep 28 | 35 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 7 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 11 | 19 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | EmilyJul 31 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | FayAug 19 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2007 | BarryJun 2 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 26 | 42 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 5 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 13 | 20 mi | Category 3 (124 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2001 | GabrielleSep 14 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1995 | JerryAug 24 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | ErinAug 2 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1994 | GordonNov 16 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1990 | MarcoOct 11 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1988 | KeithNov 23 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | BobJul 23 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1984 | IsidoreSep 28 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1969 | JennyOct 3 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 4 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1966 | Unnamed 1966 stormJul 1 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 9 | 65 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 11 | 21 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | JudithOct 18 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1959 | Unnamed 1959 stormJun 18 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | HazelOct 9 | 45 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1951 | HowOct 2 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1950 | KingOct 18 | 67 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1950 | EasySep 6 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 27 | 40 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 23 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 18 | 60 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormOct 8 | 24 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 16 | 28 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 5 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 19 | 12 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 6 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 12 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormJul 29 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 3 | 40 mi | Category 4 (133 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 4 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormJul 31 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1930 | Unnamed 1930 stormSep 9 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 17 | 31 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 13 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 9 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 19 | 43 mi | Category 3 (116 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1925 | Unnamed 1925 stormDec 1 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormOct 25 | 58 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 14 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 18 | 20 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 29 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormOct 18 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 12 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 11 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormOct 5 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormJul 31 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 2 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 21 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormOct 9 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 25 | 29 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormOct 24 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 8 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 17 | 50 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 30 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 18 | 66 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 8 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormOct 7 | 46 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 23 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 23 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 17 | 64 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 1 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormOct 28 | 34 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormOct 18 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1858 | Unnamed 1858 stormSep 14 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormSep 12 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Myakka City: 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 Myakka City
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s16
- 2000s22
- 1990s51
- 1980s20
- 1970s38
- 1960s8
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 1958 | F3 | 23 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jan 17, 2016 | EF2 | 10 mi | 9.2 mi | 2 / 4 |
| Jan 17, 2016 | EF2 | 20 mi | 1.15 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Feb 1, 1972 | F2 | 20 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Feb 1, 1972 | F2 | 4 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 3, 1971 | F2 | 18 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 3, 1971 | F2 | 19 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 13, 1969 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 9, 1968 | F2 | 21 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Oct 18, 1968 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 31, 1961 | F2 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 10, 1956 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 171, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Myakka City
The Storm Prediction Center has 17 hail reports within 10 miles of Myakka City since 1973. Of these, 6 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on July 23, 2008. The most recent report is from June 12, 2013. July has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Myakka City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Myakka Rvr Sp, FL, 12 miles southwest of Myakka City at 19 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 75°F and 50°F. August is the wettest at 10.1 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 61.2 inches over 83 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 71% of the year's precipitation (43.6 of 61.2 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 77 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal September there has highs of 91°F and 8.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 141 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 3 nights a year. That 61.2 inches is more than at 97 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (78%). Lakewood Ranch, 11 miles west, has its own station (Bradenton 5 ESE, FL): 56.3 inches a year, 4.9 less than here, and an August average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75 | 50 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Feb | 78 | 52 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Mar | 81 | 55 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Apr | 85 | 60 | 3.0 | 4 |
| May | 90 | 65 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 71 | 10.0 | 12 |
| Jul | 92 | 73 | 9.8 | 14 |
| Aug | 93 | 74 | 10.1 | 14 |
| Sep | 91 | 72 | 8.5 | 11 |
| Oct | 87 | 66 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Nov | 81 | 57 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Dec | 77 | 53 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Year | 85 | 62 | 61.2 | 83 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Myakka Rvr Sp, FL (19 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 Myakka City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 18 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Myakka City: 11 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 lightning strikes, 2 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 2 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $289,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 63 mph, on July 11, 2004.
June 13, 2016: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Myakka City — 1 killed, 2 injured.
NWS: “Three farm workers were struck by lightning while loading a truck. One was killed and the other two sustained injuries.”
September 7, 2021: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Myakka City — 1 killed.
April 30, 1996: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Myakka City — 1 injured, $1,000 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 Myakka City's ZIP code 34251 have filed 69 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1992, and were paid $2.3 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Ian in 2022: 30 claims (43% of all) and $1.5 million. 64% 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, 89 have fewer than Myakka City.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Ian2022 | 30 | $1.5 million |
Manatee County, which includes Myakka City, has been named in 50 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 30 of them major disasters (by incident: 23 hurricanes, 7 severe storms, 5 tropical storms, 4 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Milton, on October 11, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Manatee County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hurricanes, coastal flooding and lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes and inland flooding; Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $254.7 million a year, the 12th highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $154.3 million (61%), 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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