Coastal locations
Florida forecasts and tides
14 coastal locations in Florida, each with its own forecast, nearest tide station, and storm history.
Florida tropical history
Every Atlantic storm since 1851 that tracked within 150 miles of a Florida coastal location, from the NOAA best-track archive.
- Storms on record
- 510
- Arrived at hurricane strength
- 175
- Major hurricanes, last 50 years
- 19 of 63 all time
- Direct hits
- 202 centre within 25 mi
- Last major hurricane
- Milton (2024)
Most recent storms
| Storm | Year | Closest approach | Strength at closest | Peak strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantal | 2025 | 101 mi | Depression | Tropical Storm |
| Rafael | 2024 | 135 mi | Category 2 | Category 3 |
| Milton Direct hit | 2024 | 6 mi | Category 3 | Category 5 |
| Helene | 2024 | 114 mi | Category 4 | Category 4 |
| Debby | 2024 | 50 mi | Category 1 | Category 1 |
| Idalia | 2023 | 95 mi | Category 4 | Category 4 |
| Arlene | 2023 | 116 mi | Depression | Tropical Storm |
| Nicole | 2022 | 38 mi | Category 1 | Category 1 |
| Ian Direct hit | 2022 | 14 mi | Category 4 | Category 5 |
| Colin | 2022 | 122 mi | Depression | Tropical Storm |
Hardest-hit stretches of the coast
Storms within 150 miles of each location across the full archive.
- Melbourne 234 storms · 58 hurricanes · 22 direct hits, last in 2022
- Daytona Beach 234 storms · 47 hurricanes · 24 direct hits, last in 2016
- Jacksonville 233 storms · 40 hurricanes · 21 direct hits, last in 2016
- West Palm Beach 219 storms · 73 hurricanes · 23 direct hits, last in 1999
- Naples 206 storms · 68 hurricanes · 27 direct hits, last in 2022
- Sarasota 204 storms · 58 hurricanes · 15 direct hits, last in 2024
- Miami 203 storms · 73 hurricanes · 29 direct hits, last in 2020
- Tampa 203 storms · 53 hurricanes · 18 direct hits, last in 2017
- St. Petersburg 202 storms · 53 hurricanes · 24 direct hits, last in 2017
- Fort Lauderdale 201 storms · 71 hurricanes · 22 direct hits, last in 2005
- Fort Myers 194 storms · 59 hurricanes · 19 direct hits, last in 2022
- Key West 187 storms · 68 hurricanes · 19 direct hits, last in 2017
- Panama City 180 storms · 46 hurricanes · 28 direct hits, last in 2020
- Pensacola 170 storms · 47 hurricanes · 27 direct hits, last in 2020