NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wewahitchka, 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
81 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Wewahitchka, Florida since 1851, 30 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Nicole in 2022. Since 1950, 72 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 30
- Tropical storms
- 51
- Tornadoes
- 72
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Wewahitchka
The strongest storm to pass near Wewahitchka was Michael in 2018, a Category 5 hurricane with 158 mph winds when its centre passed 14 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1898, whose centre came within 2 miles. The record near Wewahitchka begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Nicole in 2022, a tropical storm 74 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1870s, with 9 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 81 systems, 14 have come since 2000. Wewahitchka has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 71% of the 407 Florida cities on this site. The strongest of the 72 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on December 10, 1967; its path came within 20 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F1 on September 15, 2004, killed 1 person. Of the 72, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 35 have come since 2000. October has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on October 27, 2025. Of the 407 Florida cities, 87% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Wewahitchka. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 14 times since 1983, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 407 Florida cities, 87% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Wewahitchka.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Wewahitchka
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NicoleNov 11 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | MindySep 9 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | FredAug 16 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | NestorOct 19 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 10 | 14 mi | Category 5 (158 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2018 | AlbertoMay 28 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 57 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2016 | ColinJun 6 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | DebbyJun 25 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2009 | ClaudetteAug 16 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | FayAug 23 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 6 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2004 | BonnieAug 12 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | BarryAug 6 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 21 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | ErinAug 3 | 59 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 5 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1994 | BerylAug 16 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | KateNov 21 | 4 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 1 | 58 mi | Category 3 (127 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormMay 23 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 66 mi | Category 3 (127 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 19 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | BeckyJul 22 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 9 | 53 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 11 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | DebbieSep 8 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 8 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 26 | 61 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1953 | AliceJun 6 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | 38 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 12 | 27 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormSep 20 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 31 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 31 | 68 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 15 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 14 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 10 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 20 | 63 mi | Category 3 (127 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 29 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 15 | 19 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 74 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 10 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 11 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 30 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 28 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 12 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 13 | 19 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJun 13 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormOct 11 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 1 | 14 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 2 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 7 | 73 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 18 mi | Category 3 (119 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 15 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 30 | 18 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 21 | 73 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 31 | 10 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 16 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 10 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 26 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 6 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 27 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 46 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 5 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 26 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormOct 6 | 45 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 35 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 9 | 47 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 23 | 24 mi | Category 3 (112 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Wewahitchka: 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 Wewahitchka
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s12
- 2000s13
- 1990s14
- 1980s4
- 1970s11
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 1967 | F3 | 20 mi | 7.1 mi | 1 / 50 |
| Jan 12, 1975 | F2 | 24 mi | 168.5 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | EF2 | 22 mi | 0.88 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 15, 2001 | F2 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 27, 1972 | F2 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Dec 10, 1967 | F2 | 4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 15, 1960 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 9, 1958 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 24, 1956 | F2 | 4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 15, 2004 | F1 | 11 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Oct 27, 2025 | EF1 | 12 mi | 1.22 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | EF1 | 21 mi | 0.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 72, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wewahitchka
The Storm Prediction Center has 14 hail reports within 10 miles of Wewahitchka since 1983, made on 13 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on March 27, 2024, the most recent report. March has the most reports, 6.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wewahitchka
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Wewahitchka, FL, 5 miles north of Wewahitchka at 42 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 63°F and 40°F. July is the wettest at 8.2 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.2 inches; the year adds up to 63.0 inches over 90 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 57% of the year's precipitation (36.0 of 63.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 81 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (26); a normal September there has highs of 86°F and 6.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 68 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 23 nights a year. That 63.0 inches is more than at 105 of the 125 Florida stations used on this site (84%). Port St Joe, 15 miles southwest, has its own station (Apalachicola Airport, FL): 53.1 inches a year, 9.9 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 40 | 4.8 | 7 |
| Feb | 67 | 43 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Mar | 72 | 49 | 5.3 | 6 |
| Apr | 78 | 54 | 4.5 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 62 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Jun | 88 | 69 | 6.3 | 11 |
| Jul | 89 | 72 | 8.2 | 13 |
| Aug | 89 | 72 | 7.9 | 13 |
| Sep | 86 | 68 | 6.6 | 9 |
| Oct | 80 | 58 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Nov | 72 | 47 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Dec | 65 | 42 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Year | 78 | 56 | 63.0 | 90 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Wewahitchka, FL (42 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 Wewahitchka
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 48 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wewahitchka: 36 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods, 2 floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $710,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on April 10, 2021. September has had the most flash floods, 5 of 8. Of the 277 Florida cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 169 have had fewer than Wewahitchka.
June 14, 2025: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Wewahitchka — 1 killed.
NWS: “A 43 year old male was killed by a lightning strike in a boat while fishing.”
July 20, 2000: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Wewahitchka — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Ten mobile homes damaged (one severely) and one frame home severely damaged near State Road 71 and Overstreet Road. One mobile home was shifted off its foundation.”
April 10, 2021: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Wewahitchka — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “There was significant damage to three structures with minor damage to four other structures in Wewahitchka.”
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 Wewahitchka's ZIP code 32465 have filed 142 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $1.7 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Tropical Storm Alberto in 1994: 25 claims (18% of all) and $355,000. The year with the most claims was 1998, with 69. 27% 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, 130 have fewer than Wewahitchka.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Alberto1994 | 25 | $355,000 |
Gulf County, which includes Wewahitchka, has been named in 48 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 31 of them major disasters (by incident: 26 hurricanes, 7 severe storms, 5 tropical storms, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Gulf County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes; Relatively Moderate for coastal flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes and heat waves; Very Low for hail, inland flooding and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.3 million a year, the 51st highest of 67 Florida counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.3 million (71%), 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 Wewahitchka
- Port St Joe, FL15 mi
- Eastpoint, FL25 mi
- Apalachicola, FL26 mi
- Panama City, FL26 mi
- Bristol, FL26 mi
- Blountstown, FL27 mi
- Lynn Haven, FL28 mi
- Youngstown, FL29 mi
- Fountain, FL33 mi
- Altha, FL34 mi
- Carrabelle, FL36 mi
- Panama City Beach, FL37 mi
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