NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Palatka, FL
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
79 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Palatka, Florida since 1851, 19 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Eta in 2020. Since 1950, 96 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 19
- Tropical storms
- 60
- Tornadoes
- 96
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
Tropical storms and hurricanes near Palatka
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | EtaNov 12 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 11 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | MatthewOct 7 | 58 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | JuliaSep 13 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2016 | ColinJun 7 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | BerylMay 28 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | FayAug 22 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | TammyOct 5 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 27 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 14 | 40 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2002 | EdouardSep 5 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1988 | ChrisAug 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | IsabelOct 10 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | BobJul 24 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1984 | IsidoreSep 28 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1982 | Unnamed 1982 stormJun 18 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1981 | DennisAug 19 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 4 | 49 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1974 | Unnamed 1974 stormJun 25 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | GladysOct 19 | 10 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1968 | BrendaJun 20 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 6 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormOct 18 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | DoraSep 10 | 19 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | CleoAug 28 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 11 | 36 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | Unnamed 1959 stormJun 18 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | Unnamed 1956 stormOct 16 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1950 | KingOct 18 | 27 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1950 | EasySep 7 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 27 | 70 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 24 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormOct 8 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 17 | 11 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormJun 24 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 19 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 21 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 30 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormJul 30 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormAug 22 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1930 | Unnamed 1930 stormSep 10 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 18 | 12 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 28 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormOct 26 | 59 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 30 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 15 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 2 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 19 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormAug 31 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormOct 21 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormOct 12 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormOct 5 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 21 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 29 | 62 mi | Category 3 (112 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 26 | 30 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 13 | 61 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 27 | 64 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormJun 17 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormOct 11 | 30 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 9 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 30 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 19 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 1 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 24 | 60 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormOct 8 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 8 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 27 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 10 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 27 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 28 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 23 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormSep 6 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 25 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 18 | 43 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormOct 7 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1858 | Unnamed 1858 stormSep 15 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1853 | Unnamed 1853 stormOct 20 | 73 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Palatka: 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 Palatka
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s10
- 2000s18
- 1990s16
- 1980s15
- 1970s20(1 EF3+)
- 1960s8
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 1971 | F3 | 18 mi | 13.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F2 | 2 mi | 9.4 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Mar 29, 2001 | F2 | 15 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 24, 1995 | F2 | in town | 10 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Feb 27, 1984 | F2 | 22 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 4, 1973 | F2 | in town | 39 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jan 22, 1972 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 22, 1967 | F2 | 1 mi | 17.4 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 9, 1961 | F2 | 17 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 4, 1960 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | EF1 | 17 mi | 6.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | EF1 | 22 mi | 5.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 96, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
How to read this page
A storm is listed when the centre of its track passed within 75 miles of Palatka while it was at least a tropical storm, which is the reach of damaging wind and rain for a typical hurricane. Being on the list does not mean the city took a direct hit; the "closest" column says how near the centre came. Tornadoes are counted when any part of the path came within 25 miles.
Tornado records before the 1990s are thinner, because weak tornadoes in open country often went unreported before Doppler radar and mobile phones. A rise in the decade counts is mostly better reporting, not a change in the weather.
Tracks come from the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database, tornadoes from the Storm Prediction Center's database. Both are the official federal records and both are revised as old storms are re-analysed.