Historical record — not a forecast

Stuart

Stuart, FL has had 54 storms pass within 75 km since 1851, the strongest being an unnamed storm (1928, Category 4 Hurricane).

FL54 storms since 185118 at hurricane strength or higher5 major (Cat 3+)
Noir atlas

Location 01

Stuart

Drag to explore · scroll to zoom · select a marker

The historical record

Storm history

54 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Stuart 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
11
Tropical Storm
25
Category 1 Hurricane
8
Category 2 Hurricane
5
Category 3 Hurricane
3
Category 4 Hurricane
2

By decade

1870s
4
1880s
3
1890s
3
1900s
1
1910s
1
1920s
3
1930s
3
1940s
3
1950s
5
1960s
5
1970s
4
1980s
5
1990s
3
2000s
5
2010s
3
2020s
3

Strongest & most recent

Strongest on record
an unnamed storm (1928, Category 4 Hurricane, 125 kt) passed within 60.2 km in 1928
Most recent
Nicole (2022, Category 1 Hurricane, 65 kt) passed within 45.3 km in 2022
Coordinates
27.19527, -80.24411
Basin
atlantic

Notable storms on record

  • Unnamed storm (1928) Category 4 Hurricane, 125 kt, passed within 60.2 km on 1928-09-17
  • Unnamed storm (1949) Category 4 Hurricane, 115 kt, passed within 67.7 km on 1949-08-27
  • Unnamed storm (1933) Category 3 Hurricane, 110 kt, passed within 22.4 km on 1933-09-04
  • Jeanne (2004) Category 3 Hurricane, 105 kt, passed within 4.4 km on 2004-09-26
  • Unnamed storm (1871) Category 3 Hurricane, 100 kt, passed within 11.5 km on 1871-08-17
  • Frances (2004) Category 2 Hurricane, 90 kt, passed within 4.4 km on 2004-09-05
  • Unnamed storm (1928) Category 2 Hurricane, 90 kt, passed within 12.4 km on 1928-08-08
  • Unnamed storm (1926) Category 2 Hurricane, 90 kt, passed within 61.1 km on 1926-07-28

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 4.1 years, historically
Hurricane strength
on average every 9.7 years, historically
Major hurricane (Cat 3+)
on average every 35.0 years, historically
How many hurricanes and storms have hit near Stuart?

Since 1851, 54 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Stuart, FL, based on NOAA HURDAT2 best-track data.

What was the strongest storm to affect Stuart?

an unnamed storm (1928, Category 4 Hurricane, 125 kt) passed within 60.2 km in 1928, reaching Category 4 Hurricane strength.

Is this a hurricane forecast for Stuart?

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.