Glades County, Florida Hurricane History

No active tropical cyclones are within 500 miles of Glades County, Florida as of Thursday, 10 September 2026. Official forecasts at nhc.noaa.gov.

Since 1859, 68 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Glades County, Florida — about one every 2.5 years. Of those, 21 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Ian (2022), which passed 34 miles away on 29 September 2022.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

2.5

Avg. years between

Years since the last

Storm tracks within 50 miles

TS / TDCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Each line is one storm track, coloured by the strongest category it reached while within 50 miles. The dashed ring marks that 50-mile radius; hairlines are one-degree graticule. Source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2.

How strong they get

Cat 4 · 1Cat 3 · 7Cat 2 · 9Cat 1 · 4TS / TD · 47

The 68 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 1 of them reached Cat 4.

Key facts

Most recentIan (2022) — 34 mi away, 29 September 2022
Strongest stormIan (2022) — 116 kt (133 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordFay (2008) — 4.5 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)King (1950) — 15.4 miles
Passes within 25 miles28 of 68
Peak monthSeptember and October — 18 storms (26% of all)
Most active year1909 — 3 storms
Most active decade1950s and 1960s — 8 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi8
Record span1859–2022

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Glades County, Florida, September and October are tied as the most active months, with 18 of the 68 recorded storms (26%). The primary season runs August to October, accounting for 78% of all activity. The 1950s and 1960s are tied as the most active decades on record, with 8 storms. 8 of the 68 storms were major hurricanes (Category 3 or stronger) while within 50 miles.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
0	0	0	0	1	5	4	17	18	18	4	1

Activity by decade

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Tropical cyclones passing within 50 miles, by decade, 1850s to 2020s. Decades with no storms are shown as empty columns. Comparing two equal 38-year windows inside the aircraft-reconnaissance era: 22 storms in 1950–1987 against 11 in 1988–2025.

1850s	1860s	1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
1	1	6	2	5	7	3	3	3	4	8	8	2	4	3	5	2	1

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Ian (2022)	29 Sep 2022	33.9 mi	Cat 2	94 kt
Irma (2017)	11 Sep 2017	33.1 mi	Cat 1	80 kt
Emily (2017)	1 Aug 2017	38.3 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Fay (2008)	19 Aug 2008	4.5 mi	TS / TD	59 kt
Ernesto (2006)	30 Aug 2006	18.2 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Wilma (2005)	24 Oct 2005	46.6 mi	Cat 3	97 kt
Jeanne (2004)	26 Sep 2004	36.6 mi	Cat 2	88 kt
Frances (2004)	5 Sep 2004	40.6 mi	Cat 1	77 kt
Mitch (1998)	5 Nov 1998	25.4 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Jerry (1995)	24 Aug 1995	44.7 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Gordon (1994)	16 Nov 1994	16.3 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Bob (1985)	23 Jul 1985	29.7 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1984)	26 Oct 1984	17.8 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Isidore (1984)	27 Sep 1984	41.6 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Dennis (1981)	18 Aug 1981	7.8 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1976)	11 Jun 1976	33.6 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1971)	13 Aug 1971	22.2 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Jenny (1969)	3 Oct 1969	16.3 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Gerda (1969)	7 Sep 1969	36.5 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Dolly (1968)	10 Aug 1968	48.8 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Brenda (1968)	19 Jun 1968	6.9 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Abby (1968)	4 Jun 1968	48.3 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Cleo (1964)	27 Aug 1964	45.8 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Florence (1960)	23 Sep 1960	45.2 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Donna (1960)	10 Sep 1960	41.6 mi	Cat 2	92 kt
Judith (1959)	18 Oct 1959	14.8 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1956)	16 Oct 1956	30.5 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Unnamed Storm (1954)	19 Jun 1954	42.6 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Hazel (1953)	9 Oct 1953	16.3 mi	Cat 1	65 kt
Unnamed Storm (1953)	29 Aug 1953	48.7 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1953)	12 Jul 1953	28.2 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
How (1951)	2 Oct 1951	7.9 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
King (1950)	18 Oct 1950	15.4 mi	Cat 1	80 kt
Unnamed Storm (1949)	27 Aug 1949	19.1 mi	Cat 2	90 kt
Unnamed Storm (1948)	22 Sep 1948	38.4 mi	Cat 2	84 kt
Unnamed Storm (1946)	2 Nov 1946	33.9 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Unnamed Storm (1945)	16 Sep 1945	25.5 mi	Cat 1	82 kt
Unnamed Storm (1939)	12 Aug 1939	41.7 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Unnamed Storm (1933)	4 Sep 1933	31.1 mi	Cat 2	88 kt
Unnamed Storm (1933)	31 Jul 1933	8.9 mi	TS / TD	44 kt
Unnamed Storm (1928)	17 Sep 1928	17.8 mi	Cat 3	100 kt
Unnamed Storm (1925)	1 Dec 1925	10.9 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Unnamed Storm (1921)	16 Oct 1921	30.1 mi	TS / TD	31 kt
Unnamed Storm (1916)	25 Aug 1916	30.2 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Unnamed Storm (1916)	14 May 1916	20.0 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1910)	18 Oct 1910	46.9 mi	Cat 1	82 kt
Unnamed Storm (1909)	26 Sep 1909	32.3 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1909)	30 Aug 1909	7.7 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1909)	29 Jun 1909	18.7 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Unnamed Storm (1906)	22 Oct 1906	35.5 mi	TS / TD	29 kt
Unnamed Storm (1904)	18 Oct 1904	32.9 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1903)	12 Sep 1903	14.5 mi	TS / TD	59 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	11 Aug 1901	18.9 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1898)	2 Aug 1898	32.9 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1897)	21 Sep 1897	49.7 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1896)	9 Oct 1896	6.4 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1894)	25 Sep 1894	41.2 mi	Cat 1	81 kt
Unnamed Storm (1891)	7 Oct 1891	43.3 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1888)	8 Sep 1888	17.8 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1888)	17 Aug 1888	41.5 mi	Cat 1	78 kt
Unnamed Storm (1878)	8 Sep 1878	35.2 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1878)	2 Jul 1878	42.7 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Unnamed Storm (1876)	20 Oct 1876	22.8 mi	Cat 2	85 kt
Unnamed Storm (1873)	7 Oct 1873	20.0 mi	Cat 2	92 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	17 Aug 1871	39.0 mi	Cat 2	85 kt
Unnamed Storm (1870)	21 Oct 1870	18.5 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1861)	1 Nov 1861	6.4 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Unnamed Storm (1859)	18 Oct 1859	12.6 mi	TS / TD	40 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 2 systems passed within 50 miles after losing tropical characteristics. These are excluded from the counts above because they were no longer tropical cyclones at their closest approach — but several were highly damaging, so they are listed here.

Storm	Status	Closest approach	Distance	Wind
Alex (2022)	Disturbance	4 Jun 2022	17.0 mi	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1891)	Post-tropical	10 Oct 1891	19.3 mi	30 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1859–2025. Tracks are recorded every six hours and are interpolated to one-hour steps before distances are measured, so closest-approach figures are not distorted by the sampling interval. Distances are measured to the county's Census internal point, not to its nearest boundary, so a storm listed at 55 miles may still have crossed the coastline — see Methodology. Records before about 1900 are sparser and less precise than modern ones, and storms that stayed at sea were less likely to be recorded at all.

How Glades County, Florida compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Glades County, Florida ranks #50 — more exposed than 97.7% of them. Within Florida it ranks #15 of 67, against a state average of 63.4 storms per county.

Notable storms

Cat 4 Ian (2022) passed 34 miles away on 29 September 2022 as a hurricane, reaching 116 kt (133 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 3 Unnamed Storm (1928) passed 18 miles away on 17 September 1928 as a hurricane, reaching 112 kt (129 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 3 Unnamed Storm (1949) passed 19 miles away on 27 August 1949 as a hurricane, reaching 105 kt (121 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 3 Unnamed Storm (1933) passed 31 miles away on 4 September 1933 as a hurricane, reaching 102 kt (117 mph) while within 50 miles.

56 of the 68 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 2.5 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 68 storms spread over the 167 years from 1859 to 2025. 12 separate years saw more than one storm pass within 50 miles while stretches of a decade or more have passed with none. The longest recorded quiet stretch was 10 years, between 1878 and 1888. It has been 3 years since the last one; 16 of the 52 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Glades County, Florida?

21 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Glades County, Florida at hurricane strength since 1859. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 68.

When was the last hurricane in Glades County, Florida?

Ian (2022), on 29 September 2022, passing 34 miles away — 4 years ago. The most recent tropical cyclone of any strength was Ian (2022) in 2022.

What was the strongest storm to affect Glades County, Florida?

Ian (2022), which reached 116 kt (133 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 34 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Glades County, Florida?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 2.5 years — 68 storms over the 167 years from 1859 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby counties

Glades County, Florida borders or sits close to 8 other counties with a published storm record. Palm Beach County, Florida has 73 on record.

Palm Beach County, Florida73 storms within 50 mi Martin County, Florida72 storms within 50 mi Okeechobee County, Florida67 storms within 50 mi Hendry County, Florida66 storms within 50 mi Highlands County, Florida64 storms within 50 mi Lee County, Florida59 storms within 50 mi DeSoto County, Florida57 storms within 50 mi Charlotte County, Florida51 storms within 50 mi