NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Westville, 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
62 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Westville, Florida since 1851, 15 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Fred in 2021. Since 1950, 96 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 15
- Tropical storms
- 47
- Tornadoes
- 96
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Westville
The strongest storm to pass near Westville was Michael in 2018, a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds when its centre passed 52 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1917, whose centre came within 3 miles. The record near Westville begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Fred in 2021, a tropical storm 32 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 8 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 62 systems, 9 have come since 2000. Of the 407 Florida cities on this site, 91% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Westville. The highest rating among the 96 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2 or EF2, reached 13 times; the most recent, on May 10, 2025, came within 10 miles. The deadliest, an EF2 on January 9, 2024, killed 1 person. Of the 96, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 48 have come since 2000. January and April have had the most tornadoes, 12 each. The most recent tornado was on May 10, 2025. Of the 407 Florida cities, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Westville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 1971, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 97% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Westville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Westville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | FredAug 17 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | SallySep 16 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 19 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 10 | 52 mi | Category 4 (140 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2018 | AlbertoMay 28 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2009 | ClaudetteAug 17 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | FayAug 23 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | BarryAug 6 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2000 | HeleneSep 22 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 51 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 51 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1994 | BerylAug 16 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1994 | AlbertoJul 3 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | KateNov 21 | 68 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 14 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 19 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1969 | Unnamed 1969 stormOct 1 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 11 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | DebbieSep 8 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 26 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1953 | AliceJun 6 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormJul 9 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 13 | 43 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 31 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 31 | 51 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 14 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 20 | 75 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormJul 4 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 3 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | overhead | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 28 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 28 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 13 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormNov 3 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 14 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 17 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 2 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 7 | 3 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 54 mi | Category 3 (119 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 27 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 28 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 30 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 17 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 31 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 16 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 66 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 27 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 36 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 23 | 46 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Westville: 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 Westville
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s13
- 2000s16
- 1990s19
- 1980s9
- 1970s13
- 1960s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2024 | EF2 | 21 mi | 34.76 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Dec 16, 2000 | F2 | 9 mi | 4.5 mi | 1 / 9 |
| May 26, 1973 | F2 | 10 mi | 105.4 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Jun 25, 1972 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 1 / 2 |
| May 10, 2025 | EF2 | 10 mi | 15.48 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 23, 2020 | EF2 | 24 mi | 17.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 16, 2000 | F2 | 18 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 1, 1983 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 12, 1980 | F2 | 11 mi | 31.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Dec 10, 1967 | F2 | 13 mi | 9.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 1963 | F2 | 10 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1963 | F2 | 13 mi | 61 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 96, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Westville
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Westville since 1971. Of these, 3 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on February 18, 2009. The most recent report is from June 3, 2011.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Westville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Geneva #2, AL, 11 miles north of Westville at 145 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 35°F. June and July are the wettest at 6.3 inches of precipitation on average and May the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 62.3 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 51% of the year's precipitation (31.5 of 62.3 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 62 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (21); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 5.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 77 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 45 nights a year. That 62.3 inches is more than at 102 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (82%). Bonifay, 16 miles east, has its own station (Chipley, FL): 61.0 inches a year, 1.3 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 35 | 5.4 | 7 |
| Feb | 66 | 39 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Mar | 73 | 44 | 5.6 | 6 |
| Apr | 79 | 50 | 5.1 | 6 |
| May | 87 | 59 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Jun | 91 | 67 | 6.3 | 9 |
| Jul | 92 | 69 | 6.3 | 10 |
| Aug | 92 | 69 | 5.4 | 9 |
| Sep | 88 | 64 | 5.1 | 6 |
| Oct | 81 | 52 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Nov | 71 | 42 | 4.8 | 5 |
| Dec | 64 | 37 | 5.6 | 7 |
| Year | 79 | 52 | 62.3 | 80 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Geneva #2, AL (145 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 Westville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 116 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Westville: 82 thunderstorm wind reports, 25 floods and 9 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $42.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on February 18, 2009. April has had the most flash floods, 4 of 9. Of the 277 Florida cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 177 have had fewer than Westville.
July 4, 2013: flood 7 miles from the centre of Westville — $18.7 million damage.
NWS: “Disastrous areal flooding occurred across Washington county with most county roads flooded. Transportation was severely impacted across the county with schools closed and a federal disaster declaration obtained.”
July 4, 2013: flood 9 miles from the centre of Westville — $11.0 million damage.
July 4, 2013: flood 9 miles from the centre of Westville — $8.5 million 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 Westville's ZIP code 32464 have filed 45 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $720,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Tropical Storm Alberto in 1994: 13 claims (29% of all) and $226,000. The year with the most claims was 1998, with 24. 56% 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, 63 have fewer than Westville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Alberto1994 | 13 | $226,000 |
Holmes County, which includes Westville, has been named in 40 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 20 hurricanes, 7 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 Holmes County a Relatively 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 $14.2 million a year, the 54th highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.0 million (63%), 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 Westville
- Geneva, AL11 mi
- Samson, AL15 mi
- Bonifay, FL16 mi
- Ponce De Leon, FL16 mi
- Defuniak Springs, FL17 mi
- Chancellor, AL20 mi
- Hartford, AL20 mi
- Vernon, FL24 mi
- Kinston, AL25 mi
- Graceville, FL25 mi
- Florala, AL26 mi
- Slocomb, AL27 mi
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