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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Panama City, FL

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Hurricanes

9

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

4

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 9 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Panama City. 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 storm5846
2021Fred AugTropical storm6316
2018Michael OctCategory 516114
2018Alberto MayTropical storm5818
2009Claudette AugTropical storm5824
2008Fay AugTropical storm529
2004Bonnie AugTropical storm4652
2001Barry AugTropical storm6938
1998Earl SepCategory 1865
1995Erin AugCategory 19251
1994Beryl AugTropical storm5811
1994Alberto JulTropical storm6351
1985Kate NovCategory 29820
1985Elena SepCategory 312755
1975Eloise SepCategory 312739
1972Agnes JunCategory 1756
1970Becky JulTropical storm5228
1957Debbie SepTropical storm4025
1956Flossy SepCategory 19233
1953Florence SepCategory 19233
1953Alice JunTropical storm5814

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s00
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 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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