Hurricanes that hit Flagler County, Florida: hurricane history

65 storms have passed within 50 km of Flagler County from 1858 to 2016, coloured by intensity on the map.

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Years1842 to 2026
Ocean basin

Choosing a minimum category hides storms with no wind speed in the record. To see which storms have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

How to read the lines. Each line is the track of one storm, drawn through its six-hourly positions and coloured by its intensity at each point (the Saffir-Simpson scale), so a line changes colour as the storm strengthens or weakens. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see which storms have passed nearby. Weaker storms appear as you zoom in. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names in different oceans.

Storms near Flagler County

The record holds 65 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Flagler County, Florida between 1858 and 2016. The busiest month is September, with 19 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 3 strength. 1 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.

  • 65storms within 50 km
  • 1major (category 3 to 5) near here
  • 20at category 1 strength or more

A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.

How strong were the storms near Flagler County?

Category near hereStormsShare
Tropical depression1625%
Tropical storm2843%
Category 11523%
Category 246%
Category 312%
Category 400%
Category 500%
Unknown intensity12%

The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).

Flagler County storms over time

Storms by decade
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 10 in 1960s.1850s1870s1890s1910s1930s1950s1970s1990s2010s

The 2010s only run to 2016, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1858, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.

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PeriodCount
1850s1
1860s1
1870s5
1880s5
1890s2
1900s2
1910s4
1920s4
1930s5
1940s4
1950s2
1960s10
1970s3
1980s7
1990s1
2000s6
2010s3

Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.

Storms by month
Bar chart of storms by period. The most is 19 in Sep.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May1Jun8Jul7Aug11Sep19Oct16Nov3Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun8
Jul7
Aug11
Sep19
Oct16
Nov3
Dec0

Strongest storms near Flagler County

  • Matthew (2016)28 September 2016 to 10 October 2016, Category 3 (105 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 934 hPa
  • Dora (1964)28 August 1964 to 16 September 1964, Category 2 (95 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 942 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of August 1885 (North Atlantic)21 August 1885 to 28 August 1885, peak Category 2 (90 kt), 958 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of July 1926 (North Atlantic)22 July 1926 to 2 August 1926, Category 2 (90 kt) near here, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 967 hPa
  • David (1979)25 August 1979 to 8 September 1979, Category 2 (85 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 924 hPa

Most recent storms near Flagler County

  • Matthew (2016)28 September 2016 to 10 October 2016, Category 3 (105 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 934 hPa
  • Julia (2016)13 September 2016 to 21 September 2016, peak Tropical storm (45 kt), 1,007 hPa
  • Debby (2012)23 June 2012 to 27 June 2012, Tropical depression (30 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 990 hPa

Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.

A storm that came near several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

Notable storms near Flagler County

  • David (1979)25 August 1979 to 8 September 1979, peak Category 5 (150 kt), 924 hPa
  • Matthew (2016)28 September 2016 to 10 October 2016, peak Category 5 (145 kt), 934 hPa
  • Cleo (1964)20 August 1964 to 11 September 1964, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 938 hPa
  • Charley (2004)9 August 2004 to 15 August 2004, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 947 hPa
  • Dora (1964)28 August 1964 to 16 September 1964, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 942 hPa
  • King (1950)13 October 1950 to 20 October 1950, peak Category 4 (115 kt), 955 hPa
  • Easy (1950)1 September 1950 to 9 September 1950, peak Category 3 (105 kt), 960 hPa

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