Daytona Beach, Florida's History with Tropical Systems

(br) = Brush (ts) = Tropical Storm (bd) = Back Door, meaning coming from over land from opposite coast. Not all names are noted. Also, storms before 1950 were not named. Not every stat on every storm description is given. (since 1871)

Daytona Beach most likely to be hit by a hurricane between September 7th and September 13th

Years within or near core

1871
1871bdtsbr
1873bdtsbr
1873bdbr
1874bdbr
1877bdts
1878bdts
1879bdts
1880br
1880bdbr
1881br
1882bdbr
1885br
1885bdtsbr
1886bdtsbr
1887-2brm
1887bdts
1888bdbr
1891bdts
1892ts
1893-2m
1894bd
1896bdbrm
1897bdts
1898brm
1899brm
1899bdts
1906ts
1909ts
1910bdtsbr
1914tsbr
1915ts
1920xtropstbd
1921bd
1925tsbd
1926
1930bdts
1934ts
1937ts
1940bdts
1945bdts
1950bdts
1960bd
1964ts
1964br
1968ts
1974subtsbd
1979
1981ts
2001tsbd
2002ts
2004bd
2004br
2005tsbr
2006bdts
2008ts
2012tsbr
2016bdts
2016m
2017bdbr
2019br
2020bdtsbr
2022bdts
2022br
2023bdbr
2024bdmbr
2024bdbr

69 times in 153 years (as of end of 2024)

Names from list above (D storms most likely to impact the area)

Easy
King
Donna
Cleo
Dora
Abby
David
Dennis
Gabrielle
Edouard
Charley
Jeanne
Tammy
Ernesto
Fay
Beryl
Colin
Matthew
Irma
Dorian
Eta
Ian
Nicole
Idalia
Helene
Milton

Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio

TS = 38, 55.07%
H = 31, 44.93%

only 13.04% of all tropical systems affecting Daytona Beach are major hurricanes this includes brushes

Longest gap between storms

19 years 1982-2000

How often this area gets affected?

Brushed or hit every 2.22 years

Average years between direct hurricane hits. (hurricane force winds for at least a few hours)

Once every 15.30 years. (10 hits) State stats

Average years between major hurricane hits.

Once every 51 years. (3 hits)

Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on sustained winds from advisories, not gusts)

100 mph

Statistically when this area should be affected next

Before the end of 2026

This is just a statistical average & does not mean the area will be affected by that year.

Last affected by

2024 October 10th Hurricane Milton brushes just south by 51 miles with 85 mph winds coming from Gulf

This area's hurricane history

1871 August 18th a 100 mph hurricane passes by just offshore while moving north
1893 just offshore with 120 mph winds moving north August 27th. Hit map
1893 October 12th nearly identical path as August hurricane passes 23 miles to east with 120 mph winds while moving north-northwest. Hit map
1894 80 mph September 26
1921 90 mph October 25th
1926 75 mph July 28th from the southeast
1960 September 11th hurricane donna passes by here on the way out to sea with 110 mph winds Daytona's FAA aviation towert reported 99 mph winds, press here 28.73 heavy damage here & throughout the southern 2/3rds of florida. Sustained east-southeast winds of 58 mph 3:45 am, 4.58 inch of rain. More here
1979 September 4th 95 mph David hits from the south-southeast, center of eye just offshore. NHC Wallet
2004, August 13th Hurricane Charley hits from the southwest with 85 mph winds, Many trees down with power outages & minor structural damage. Tornado reported in county. Article | Radar animation (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School)
2016, October 7th Hurricane Matthew passes just east by 27 miles with 120 mph winds while moving north-northwest. Three killed in Volusia county an 89-year-old Volusia man was electrocuted and burned after power lines fell on his home, a 63-year-old woman was feeding her animals when a tree fell on her and a 9-year-old boy in Volusia died from carbon monoxide poisoning after a generator was turned on in his home. Radar animation (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) | Best models | Matthew timeline | USGS surge info

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Stat sources:

Text Sources:

"Divine Wind" by Kerry Emanuel
"Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms" by John M. Williams and Iver W. Duedall
"Florida's Hurricane History" by Jay Barnes
"Hurricane Almanac" by Bryan Norcross
HurricaneCity.com calculations by Jim Williams
"Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States" by Rick Schwartz
"Hurricane Watch" by Dr. Bob Sheets and Jack Williams
"Inside the Hurricane" by Pete Davies
"Isaac's Storm" by Erik Larson
"Killer 'Cane" by Robert Mykle
"Lunatic Wind" by William Price Fox
Miami Herald newspaper (microfilm)
"Path of Destruction" by John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein
Sun Sentinel newspaper (microfilm)
"The Major Hurricanes To Affect The Bahamas" by Wayne Neely
"The Ship and the Storm" by Jim Carrier
Plus many more......