NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Starke, 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
84 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Starke, Florida since 1851, 15 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Debby in 2024. Since 1950, 80 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 15
- Tropical storms
- 69
- Tornadoes
- 80
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Starke
The strongest storm to pass near Starke was an unnamed storm in 1896, a Category 3 hurricane with 112 mph winds when its centre passed 29 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1888, whose centre came within 2 miles. The record near Starke begins with an unnamed storm in 1867; the most recent system was Debby in 2024, a tropical storm 56 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 10 systems, 3 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 84 systems, 15 have come since 2000. Of the 407 Florida cities on this site, 91% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Starke. The highest rating among the 80 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 12 times; the most recent, on December 25, 2006, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on March 12, 1993, killed 1 person. Of the 80, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 27 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 12. The most recent tornado was on August 4, 2024. Of the 407 Florida cities, 84% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Starke. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 32 times since 1971, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Starke.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Starke
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DebbyAug 5 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 30 | 74 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2022 | NicoleNov 10 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2020 | EtaNov 12 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 11 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | JuliaSep 14 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2016 | ColinJun 7 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | BerylMay 28 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | FayAug 22 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | TammyOct 6 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 27 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 14 | 71 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2002 | EdouardSep 5 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2000 | GordonSep 18 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | IsabelOct 10 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1984 | IsidoreSep 28 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1982 | Unnamed 1982 stormJun 18 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1979 | DavidSep 4 | 74 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormMay 23 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | AlphaMay 28 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1971 | Unnamed 1971 stormAug 16 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | GladysOct 19 | 42 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1968 | BrendaJun 20 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 6 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1966 | Unnamed 1966 stormJul 2 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormOct 18 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 10 | 4 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | CleoAug 28 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 11 | 68 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 29 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1953 | Unnamed 1953 stormSep 20 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1950 | LoveOct 21 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1950 | KingOct 18 | 13 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1950 | EasySep 7 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 27 | 45 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 7 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 24 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormOct 8 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 17 | 41 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormJun 24 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 19 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 21 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 30 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormJul 30 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormAug 22 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 74 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 5 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 15 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 18 | 20 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 28 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 30 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 15 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 2 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 19 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormOct 21 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormOct 12 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormOct 5 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 29 | 29 mi | Category 3 (112 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 26 | 60 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormJun 17 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormOct 11 | 2 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 9 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 19 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 12 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormOct 11 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormOct 8 | 33 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 8 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 27 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 10 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 26 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 28 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 23 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormJun 2 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormSep 6 | overhead | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 25 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 18 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormOct 7 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Starke: 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 Starke
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s7
- 2000s12
- 1990s10
- 1980s16
- 1970s20
- 1960s5
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2006 | F2 | 22 mi | 2.74 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 29, 2001 | F2 | 22 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 14, 1986 | F2 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 27, 1984 | F2 | 10 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 4, 1978 | F2 | 20 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 19, 1978 | F2 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 12, 1974 | F2 | 24 mi | 17.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 7, 1971 | F2 | 5 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 7, 1971 | F2 | 1 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 3, 1970 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 1966 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1957 | F2 | 24 mi | 6.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 80, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Starke
The Storm Prediction Center has 32 hail reports within 10 miles of Starke since 1971, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 16 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on March 1, 2003. The most recent report is from February 4, 2024. May has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Starke
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Starke, FL, in Starke at 150 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 68°F and 45°F. June is the wettest at 8.2 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 53.3 inches over 79 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 64% of the year's precipitation (34.2 of 53.3 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 84 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (28); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 5.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 92 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 15 nights a year. That 53.3 inches is more than at 50 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (40%). Middleburg, 17 miles northeast, has its own station (Jacksonville NAS, FL): 47.7 inches a year, 5.6 less than here, and the same July average high, 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68 | 45 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Feb | 71 | 47 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Mar | 76 | 52 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Apr | 82 | 58 | 2.6 | 4 |
| May | 87 | 66 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 73 | 8.2 | 10 |
| Jul | 92 | 74 | 7.1 | 11 |
| Aug | 92 | 74 | 6.4 | 11 |
| Sep | 89 | 71 | 5.9 | 8 |
| Oct | 83 | 62 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Nov | 76 | 53 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Dec | 71 | 47 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Year | 82 | 60 | 53.3 | 79 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Starke, FL (150 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 Starke
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 146 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Starke: 113 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 heavy rain events, 13 floods and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 8, and the NWS estimated $228,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on February 24, 2016.
July 16, 2007: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Starke — 2 injured.
February 6, 2020: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Starke — 2 injured.
December 24, 2020: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Starke — 2 injured.
NWS: “Major wind damage to homes occurred in Starke and families are displaced. Possible tornado 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 Starke's ZIP code 32091 have filed 121 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $3.3 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Irma in 2017: 52 claims (43% of all) and $2.5 million, then Tropical Storm Debby in 2012 with 21 and Hurricane Jeanne in 2004 with 10. 74% 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, 121 have fewer than Starke.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Irma2017 | 52 | $2.5 million |
| Tropical Storm Debby2012 | 21 | $432,000 |
| Hurricane Jeanne2004 | 10 | $66,000 |
Bradford County, which includes Starke, has been named in 34 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1998, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 hurricanes, 5 fires, 5 severe storms, 5 tropical storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Milton, on October 11, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bradford County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.8 million a year, the 56th highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 million (46%), 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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