Historical record — not a forecast
Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL has had 47 storms pass within 75 km since 1851, the strongest being an unnamed storm (1898, Category 4 Hurricane).
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The historical record
Storm history
47 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Jacksonville since 1851, based on NOAA’s HURDAT2 best-track data (1851-2025). Atlantic storm counts before the mid-20th century undercount storms that stayed at sea; aircraft reconnaissance began in the 1940s and systematic satellite coverage in 1966. Storms that struck populated coastline are the most reliably recorded part of the record.
By storm category
- Tropical Depression
- 13
- Tropical Storm
- 26
- Category 1 Hurricane
- 5
- Category 2 Hurricane
- 2
- Category 4 Hurricane
- 1
By decade
- 1860s
- 1
- 1870s
- 4
- 1880s
- 4
- 1890s
- 2
- 1900s
- 1
- 1910s
- 4
- 1920s
- 2
- 1930s
- 2
- 1940s
- 5
- 1950s
- 1
- 1960s
- 5
- 1970s
- 4
- 1980s
- 5
- 1990s
- 2
- 2000s
- 1
- 2010s
- 3
- 2020s
- 1
Strongest & most recent
- Strongest on record
- an unnamed storm (1898, Category 4 Hurricane, 115 kt) passed within 67.4 km in 1898
- Most recent
- Eta (2020, Tropical Storm, 35 kt) passed within 71.5 km in 2020
- Coordinates
- 30.33686, -81.66160
- Basin
- atlantic
Notable storms on record
- Unnamed storm (1898) — Category 4 Hurricane, 115 kt, passed within 67.4 km on 1898-10-02
- Dora (1964) — Category 2 Hurricane, 95 kt, passed within 56.4 km on 1964-09-10
- David (1979) — Category 2 Hurricane, 85 kt, passed within 74.7 km on 1979-09-04
- Gladys (1968) — Category 1 Hurricane, 70 kt, passed within 73.8 km on 1968-10-19
- Unnamed storm (1894) — Category 1 Hurricane, 70 kt, passed within 63.9 km on 1894-09-26
- Unnamed storm (1888) — Category 1 Hurricane, 70 kt, passed within 39.1 km on 1888-10-11
- Unnamed storm (1878) — Category 1 Hurricane, 70 kt, passed within 60.0 km on 1878-09-11
- Unnamed storm (1928) — Category 1 Hurricane, 65 kt, passed within 26.6 km on 1928-09-18
Historical return intervals
These are plain historical averages — years of record divided by how many times a storm of that strength has passed within 75 km. They are not a probability or a forecast of a future storm; they describe how often storms of each strength have occurred in the past.
- Tropical storm strength or greater
- on average every 5.1 years, historically
- Hurricane strength
- on average every 21.9 years, historically
- Major hurricane (Cat 3+)
- on average every 175.0 years, historically
How many hurricanes and storms have hit near Jacksonville?
Since 1851, 47 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Jacksonville, FL, based on NOAA HURDAT2 best-track data.
What was the strongest storm to affect Jacksonville?
an unnamed storm (1898, Category 4 Hurricane, 115 kt) passed within 67.4 km in 1898, reaching Category 4 Hurricane strength.
Is this a hurricane forecast for Jacksonville?
No. This page presents only historical, already-occurred storm data. It contains no forecast, prediction, or safety or evacuation guidance. Return-interval figures above are historical averages, not a probability of a future storm. See our methodology.
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