Levy County, Florida Hurricane History

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

Since 1867, 65 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Levy County, Florida — about one every 2.4 years. Of those, 19 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Debby (2024), which passed 50 miles away on 5 August 2024.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

2.4

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 3 · 2Cat 2 · 4Cat 1 · 13TS / TD · 46

The 65 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 2 of them reached Cat 3.

Key facts

Most recentDebby (2024) — 50 mi away, 5 August 2024
Strongest stormUnnamed Storm (1896) — 110 kt (127 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordUnnamed Storm (1949) — 2.1 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)Easy (1950) — 12.0 miles
Passes within 25 miles34 of 65
Peak monthSeptember — 20 storms (31% of all)
Most active year1871 — 3 storms
Most active decade1880s — 8 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi2
Record span1867–2024

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Levy County, Florida, September is the most active month, with 20 of the 65 recorded storms (31%). The primary season runs August to October, accounting for 72% of all activity. The 1880s was the most active decade on record, with 8 storms. 2 of the 65 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	2	8	6	12	20	15	2	0

Activity by decade

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Tropical cyclones passing within 50 miles, by decade, 1860s to 2020s. Decades with no storms are shown as empty columns. Comparing two equal 38-year windows inside the aircraft-reconnaissance era: 17 storms in 1950–1987 against 15 in 1988–2025.

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

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Debby (2024)	5 Aug 2024	49.8 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Nicole (2022)	10 Nov 2022	11.3 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Elsa (2021)	7 Jul 2021	45.0 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Eta (2020)	12 Nov 2020	6.5 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Irma (2017)	11 Sep 2017	14.5 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Andrea (2013)	6 Jun 2013	34.3 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Debby (2012)	26 Jun 2012	6.9 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Fay (2008)	22 Aug 2008	30.6 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Barry (2007)	2 Jun 2007	36.0 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Jeanne (2004)	27 Sep 2004	8.1 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Frances (2004)	6 Sep 2004	47.9 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Edouard (2002)	5 Sep 2002	33.1 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Gordon (2000)	18 Sep 2000	22.3 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Jerry (1995)	25 Aug 1995	18.4 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Marco (1990)	12 Oct 1990	16.5 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Isidore (1984)	28 Sep 1984	40.7 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1982)	18 Jun 1982	28.3 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Unnamed Storm (1980)	18 Jul 1980	10.0 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1974)	27 Sep 1974	21.4 mi	TD	—
Unnamed Storm (1973)	26 Sep 1973	17.0 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1971)	15 Aug 1971	33.7 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Alma (1970)	25 May 1970	9.3 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Gladys (1968)	19 Oct 1968	38.2 mi	Cat 1	80 kt
Unnamed Storm (1968)	28 Aug 1968	32.9 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1966)	1 Jul 1966	16.3 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1965)	18 Oct 1965	43.3 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Unnamed Storm (1964)	6 Jun 1964	8.5 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Brenda (1960)	29 Jul 1960	49.9 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1953)	20 Sep 1953	18.9 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Love (1950)	21 Oct 1950	43.5 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
King (1950)	18 Oct 1950	47.6 mi	Cat 1	67 kt
Easy (1950)	5 Sep 1950	12.0 mi	Cat 3	105 kt
Unnamed Storm (1949)	27 Aug 1949	2.1 mi	Cat 1	65 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	23 Sep 1947	13.8 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Unnamed Storm (1946)	8 Oct 1946	28.3 mi	TS / TD	62 kt
Unnamed Storm (1945)	24 Jun 1945	43.6 mi	Cat 1	65 kt
Unnamed Storm (1941)	21 Oct 1941	6.2 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Unnamed Storm (1937)	30 Aug 1937	20.8 mi	TS / TD	46 kt
Unnamed Storm (1936)	22 Aug 1936	29.8 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1935)	4 Sep 1935	34.4 mi	Cat 2	85 kt
Unnamed Storm (1934)	23 Jul 1934	20.4 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1933)	5 Sep 1933	6.5 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Unnamed Storm (1928)	17 Sep 1928	47.1 mi	Cat 1	72 kt
Unnamed Storm (1928)	9 Aug 1928	26.6 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1920)	30 Sep 1920	26.0 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Unnamed Storm (1916)	15 May 1916	41.9 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1909)	30 Jun 1909	15.9 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1900)	12 Oct 1900	29.1 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1896)	29 Sep 1896	16.9 mi	Cat 3	110 kt
Unnamed Storm (1889)	17 Jun 1889	9.9 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Unnamed Storm (1888)	11 Oct 1888	14.1 mi	Cat 2	90 kt
Unnamed Storm (1888)	9 Sep 1888	6.5 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	19 Jul 1886	26.0 mi	Cat 1	64 kt
Unnamed Storm (1885)	11 Oct 1885	23.9 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Unnamed Storm (1882)	11 Oct 1882	32.3 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1880)	8 Oct 1880	24.5 mi	Cat 1	68 kt
Unnamed Storm (1880)	30 Aug 1880	29.4 mi	Cat 1	67 kt
Unnamed Storm (1879)	27 Oct 1879	20.4 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Unnamed Storm (1878)	10 Sep 1878	41.1 mi	Cat 1	77 kt
Unnamed Storm (1877)	26 Oct 1877	9.7 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1874)	28 Sep 1874	9.0 mi	Cat 1	67 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	6 Sep 1871	3.3 mi	Cat 1	65 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	25 Aug 1871	3.3 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	18 Aug 1871	31.0 mi	TS / TD	63 kt
Unnamed Storm (1867)	6 Oct 1867	27.0 mi	TS / TD	58 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 3 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
Ana (1991)	Remnant low	1 Jul 1991	34.2 mi	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	Post-tropical	4 Oct 1912	17.5 mi	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1911)	Post-tropical	1 Nov 1911	27.4 mi	25 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1867–2025. 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.

Storms that came back

1 named storm in this record passed Levy County, Florida more than once.

Debby — 2 passes (2012, 2024)

How Levy County, Florida compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Levy County, Florida ranks #69 — more exposed than 96.9% of them. Within Florida it ranks #27 of 67, against a state average of 63.4 storms per county.

Notable storms

Cat 3 Unnamed Storm (1896) passed 17 miles away on 29 September 1896 as a hurricane, reaching 110 kt (127 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 3 Easy (1950) passed 12 miles away on 5 September 1950 as a hurricane, reaching 105 kt (121 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1888) passed 14 miles away on 11 October 1888 as a hurricane, reaching 95 kt (109 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1935) passed 34 miles away on 4 September 1935 as a hurricane, reaching 90 kt (104 mph) while within 50 miles.

55 of the 65 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 2.4 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 65 storms spread over the 159 years from 1867 to 2025. 7 separate years saw more than one storm pass within 50 miles. The longest recorded quiet stretch was 9 years, between 1900 and 1909. It has been 1 year since the last one; 35 of the 55 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Levy County, Florida?

19 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Levy County, Florida at hurricane strength since 1867. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 65.

When was the last hurricane in Levy County, Florida?

Debby (2024), on 5 August 2024, passing 50 miles away — 2 years ago. The most recent tropical cyclone of any strength was Debby (2024) in 2024.

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

Unnamed Storm (1896), which reached 110 kt (127 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 17 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Levy County, Florida?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 2.4 years — 65 storms over the 159 years from 1867 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby counties

Levy County, Florida borders or sits close to 5 other counties with a published storm record. Citrus County, Florida has 73 on record.

Citrus County, Florida73 storms within 50 mi Marion County, Florida71 storms within 50 mi Gilchrist County, Florida64 storms within 50 mi Alachua County, Florida63 storms within 50 mi Dixie County, Florida63 storms within 50 mi