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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Panama City Beach, FL

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Hurricanes

9

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

6

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 9 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Panama City Beach. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Michael in 2018. The strongest was Michael in 2018, with winds near 161 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Mindy SepTropical storm5858
2021Fred AugTropical storm6329
2018Michael OctCategory 516127
2018Alberto MayTropical storm586
2009Claudette AugTropical storm5819
2008Fay AugTropical storm4614
2001Barry AugTropical storm6925
2000Helene SepTropical storm4644
1998Earl SepCategory 18614
1995Erin AugCategory 29849
1994Beryl AugTropical storm5823
1994Alberto JulTropical storm6338
1985Kate NovCategory 29833
1985Elena SepCategory 312756
1975Eloise SepCategory 312726
1972Agnes JunCategory 17519
1970Becky JulTropical storm4639
1969Unnamed OctTropical storm4654
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5849
1957Debbie SepTropical storm4013
1956Flossy SepCategory 19224
1953Florence SepCategory 19220
1953Alice JunTropical storm582

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s02
1970s21
1980s20
1990s22
2000s04
2010s11
2020s02

From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), Atlantic and eastern Pacific, through 2025. A storm counts when its center came within 60 miles of the middle of Panama City Beach at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.

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