Marco Island

Population 16,421 (2025)

51 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 50 miles of Marco Island since 1851; the strongest at closest approach was an unnamed storm in 1935 (Category 5).

Hazard fingerprint for Marco Island Tornado: 48th percentile. Tropical: 99th percentile. Wildfire: 97th percentile. Flood: 42th percentile. Hail & wind: 9th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 87th percentile. Winter: 0th percentile. TORTROPFIREFLOODSEVEREHEATCOLDWINTER

Hazard fingerprint Each spoke is this county’s percentile among U.S. counties where that hazard occurs. How it is computed

2026
  • Tornado damage paths within 25 miles since 195059
  • Tropical cyclone tracks within 100 miles since 1851, wider where stronger90
  • Wildfire burn scars within 25 miles since 198499
  • Major flood years since 1978, Collier County4

At a glance

Tornado paths within 25 miles, tropical cyclone tracks within 100 miles and wildfire perimeters within 25 miles of the city centre. Storm events, flood insurance claims and disaster declarations are for Collier County. Earthquakes within 50 miles, volcanoes within 100 miles and smoke days are measured from the city centre; river and tide gauges, tsunami and landslide records and the drought index are for Collier County.

Tropical cyclones within 50 mi

51

23 at hurricane strength since 1851

Details

Large wildfires within 25 mi

99

Largest: National, 2026

Details

Tornadoes since 1950, within 25 mi

59

0 rated F3/EF3 or stronger

Details

Flood insurance claims

14,773

Collier County

$1.1 billion paid since 1978

Details

Strongest tornado

F2

November 11, 1968, 65.4 mile path

Strongest tropical cyclone

Cat. 5

Hurricane (unnamed), 1935, 5.9 miles away

Federal disaster declarations

54

Most recent: Hurricane Milton, 2024

Details

Record high

99°F

September 1, 1986

Details

Tornadoes

About one every 1.3 years since 1950, none rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

November 11, 1968

F2, 65.4 mile path

17 yards wide.

Deadliest

November 9, 1968

2 killed, F2

17 injured along the whole path.

Most recent

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

EF0, 0.1 mile path

2 years ago.

Tornadoes by decade, within 25 miles Doppler radar era² 1950s: 0 1960s: 7 7 1970s: 5 5 1980s: 5 5 1990s: 20 20 2000s: 11 11 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 4 4 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
Recorded tornadoes per decade. The 2020s are incomplete.
Tornadoes by month J: 2 F: 7 M: 4 A: 5 M: 1 J: 10 10 J: 8 A: 5 S: 10 O: 2 N: 4 D: 1 JFMAMJJASOND
By month of occurrence, all years.

Every recorded tornado

Tornadoes within 25 miles since 1950
Sep 25, 2024EF00.12500
Aug 24, 2023EF00.85000
Jan 16, 2022EF05.57500
Jan 16, 2022EF015.07510
Sep 9, 2017EF10.25000
Sep 29, 2015EF00.11000
Jun 24, 2012EF00.02000
Jun 24, 2012EF016.23000
Jun 23, 2012EF00.11010
Jun 23, 2012EF01.72000
Apr 6, 2012EF00.22500
Feb 12, 2008EF01.35000
Dec 21, 2007EF00.42000
Sep 22, 2007EF00.52000
Oct 24, 2005F15.05000
Sep 27, 2005F00.53000
Sep 19, 2004F00.51500
Sep 19, 2004F10.52000
Jul 10, 2004F00.21000
Apr 12, 2004F12.05000
Mar 27, 2003F11.05000
Jun 16, 2001F00.51500
Sep 20, 1999F10.31000
Jul 19, 1999F00.1000
Nov 5, 1998F01.03000
Sep 15, 1998F01.03000
Aug 16, 1998F00.13000
Aug 16, 1998F00.13000
Mar 9, 1998F12.08010
Feb 6, 1998F00.23000
Feb 6, 1998F10.24000
Jul 9, 1997F00.21300
Jun 21, 1997F00.22300
Apr 14, 1997F04.010000
Jul 30, 1996F00.11000
Feb 4, 1995F00.11000
Feb 4, 1995F00.11000
Jul 8, 1994F00.11000
Mar 2, 1994F02.55020
Apr 5, 1993F00.11000
Jun 28, 1991F00.21000
Jun 29, 1990F00.21000
Jun 8, 1983F00.52000
Mar 17, 1983F17.04000
Sep 26, 1982F10.81700
Aug 27, 1981F00.12000
Feb 17, 1980F01.01000
Jul 12, 1977F00.53000
Jul 11, 1977F00.53000
Jul 19, 1976F00.12000
Apr 6, 1976F00.11000
Feb 6, 1975F00.12000
Nov 11, 1968F265.41730
Nov 9, 1968F10.11000
Nov 9, 1968F245.6100172
Aug 22, 1965F00.11000
Oct 14, 1964F10.11000
May 10, 1962F20.33310
Jun 30, 1960F10.82000
  1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
  2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Hurricanes and tropical storms

51 passed within 50 miles since 1851; 23 at hurricane strength, 9 as major hurricanes.

Strongest within 50 miles

September 3, 1935

Unnamed storm, Category 5

5.9 miles at closest approach, winds near 161 mph.

Most recent

September 28, 2022

Ian, Category 5

58.3 miles at closest approach.

Tropical cyclones within 50 miles by decade 50s: 0 60s: 1 70s: 5 80s: 1 90s: 7 7 00s: 1 10s: 2 20s: 5 30s: 5 40s: 6 50s: 0 60s: 3 70s: 1 80s: 2 90s: 4 00s: 5 10s: 2 20s: 1 50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s
Storms within 50 miles, by decade. Records before about 1900 miss storms that never reached land or ships.

Every storm within 100 miles

Tropical cyclones within 100 miles
Ian202258.3Category 5159Category 5
Alex202226.0Disturbance40Tropical storm
Elsa202179.3Tropical storm70Category 1
Eta202065.6Tropical storm62Category 4
Sally202018.3Tropical storm40Category 2
Gordon201815.2Tropical storm58Tropical storm
Irma20174.7Category 3113Category 5
Fay20087.5Tropical storm63Tropical storm
Ernesto200645.3Tropical storm40Category 1
Wilma200513.1Category 3122Category 5
Katrina200544.0Category 177Category 5
Charley200444.7Category 4144Category 4
Gabrielle200191.5Tropical storm66Category 1
Irene199954.4Category 179Category 2
Harvey19992.2Tropical storm58Tropical storm
Mitch199822.1Tropical storm63Category 5
Georges199898.5Category 2104Category 4
Gordon199431.2Tropical storm52Category 1
Andrew199220.0Category 4132Category 5
Marco199054.8Tropical storm56Tropical storm
Floyd198783.0Category 175Category 1
Bob198532.3Tropical storm46Category 1
Dennis198131.4Tropical storm40Category 1
Dottie197643.4Tropical storm40Tropical storm
Jenny196910.1Tropical storm46Tropical storm
Abby196859.0Tropical storm63Category 1
Inez196688.3Category 298Category 5
Unnamed196656.4Tropical storm46Tropical storm
Alma196668.2Category 2104Category 3
Betsy196553.0Category 3115Category 4
Isbell196421.0Category 2104Category 3
Cleo196496.4Category 297Category 4
Donna19606.9Category 3121Category 4
Judith195958.9Tropical storm60Category 1
Unnamed195666.9Tropical storm63Tropical storm
Hazel195358.4Category 186Category 1
Unnamed195245.4Remnant low58Tropical storm
How195159.4Tropical storm58Category 2
King195076.3Category 3113Category 4
Easy195065.0Category 190Category 3
Unnamed194995.1Category 2109Category 4
Unnamed194876.1Category 2101Category 3
Unnamed194826.8Category 4132Category 4
Unnamed194745.5Category 192Category 2
Unnamed194725.8Category 2101Category 4
Unnamed194688.5Category 190Category 2
Unnamed194538.3Category 2106Category 4
Unnamed194521.5Tropical storm40Tropical storm
Unnamed194459.8Category 2109Category 4
Unnamed194119.6Category 178Category 3
Unnamed19362.8Tropical storm62Category 2
Unnamed19362.2Tropical storm46Tropical storm
Unnamed193519.5Category 178Category 2
Unnamed19355.9Category 5161Category 5
Unnamed193373.8Tropical storm46Category 1
Unnamed19325.6Tropical storm59Category 1
Unnamed192930.0Category 2104Category 4
Unnamed192895.2Category 3115Category 5
Unnamed192822.9Tropical storm66Category 1
Unnamed192619.6Category 2104Category 4
Unnamed192528.2Tropical storm63Category 1
Unnamed19248.7Category 190Category 5
Unnamed191667.6Post-tropical60Tropical storm
Unnamed191674.3Tropical storm45Category 2
Unnamed191628.9Tropical storm45Tropical storm
Unnamed191025.0Category 3115Category 4
Unnamed190995.8Category 3115Category 3
Unnamed190983.9Tropical storm45Tropical storm
Unnamed190680.5Category 186Category 2
Unnamed190432.2Tropical storm40Category 1
Unnamed190361.6Tropical storm69Category 1
Unnamed190157.9Tropical storm41Category 1
Unnamed18996.8Tropical storm43Category 2
Unnamed189755.5Tropical storm69Tropical storm
Unnamed189637.2Tropical storm58Category 2
Unnamed189523.9Tropical storm40Tropical storm
Unnamed189418.9Category 2100Category 3
Unnamed189226.9Tropical storm46Tropical storm
Unnamed189140.2Tropical storm47Tropical storm
Unnamed18916.9Tropical storm56Category 3
Unnamed188963.6Tropical storm46Tropical storm
Unnamed188896.0Tropical storm40Category 1
Unnamed188894.7Tropical storm43Tropical storm
Unnamed188836.0Category 190Category 3
Unnamed187897.7Category 181Category 2
Unnamed187826.1Tropical storm54Category 2
Unnamed18787.5Tropical storm46Tropical storm
Unnamed187621.0Category 2104Category 3
Unnamed187349.8Category 3115Category 3
Unnamed18707.5Category 192Category 2
Unnamed186552.6Category 2104Category 2
Unnamed18617.5Tropical storm69Category 1
Unnamed185965.0Tropical storm46Tropical storm
  1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Wildfire and smoke

99 large fires burned within 25 miles since 1984.

Largest

February 23, 2026

National Fire, 37,380 acres

22.2 miles from the city centre.

Most recent

February 23, 2026

National Fire

37,380 acres in total.

Acres burned by large fires within 25 miles, cumulative 1984: 6071986: 9,3271988: 5,2851989: 45,7621990: 3,4311991: 1,2101992: 5,0071993: 1,2001994: 2,1041995: 2,0271996: 1,2181997: 4,5271998: 5421999: 9,7462000: 15,8352001: 17,9472003: 1,0032004: 9,0842005: 1,4612006: 3,6032007: 28,7812008: 15,1132009: 1,6872010: 5782011: 10,8222012: 8002013: 19,7082015: 7362016: 12,0372017: 13,7462018: 34,3562019: 4,0722020: 6,5452021: 7212026: 37,380 328,008 acres 198519901995200020052010201520202025
Running total of acres burned (line) and each year’s acres (bars).

Every large fire

Large wildfires since 1984
National202622.237,380
14Th Ave202120.4721
36Th Ave Se202014.86,545
Unnamed201922.04,072
Merritt 3 (11)201815.6814
116Th Ave Se (11)20187.829,245
Flag Pond (11)201814.92,556
Compartment 4201821.11,741
30Th Ave201715.96,459
Lee Williams Rd201712.47,287
Panther201620.31,066
Birdon201623.710,971
Triple G201513.7736
Huckabee201324.319,708
Round Two201220.9800
Cobalt201118.02,159
Slope Fire201117.51,881
Yes201124.96,782
Unnamed201021.1578
Unnamed200916.9910
C 18 Fy 09 Rx200921.7777
Unnamed200813.11,490
Unnamed200815.9925
Deep Lake200824.78,060
Level200822.6528
Unnamed200822.52,107
Unnamed200821.12,003
Unnamed200720.91,064
Unnamed200720.9886
Unnamed200710.11,704
Sable Palm East20079.8826
Scofield200714.7543
Merritt 3200716.3619
Fakahatchee 07200719.43,585
Balsa200711.716,265
Dof 206 8 Merritt200714.03,289
Multiple Pile Fire200610.51,579
Sports Park200611.7799
C 29 Rx Burn Fy 07200623.2716
C 8 Rx Burn Fy 07200621.8509
Panther 5200521.8833
Unnamed200516.5628
Dof 301200418.81,269
Sher Fire200416.0877
Deeplakerx200424.36,938
C 8200323.51,003
Unnamed200115.6951
Unnamed200110.11,674
Unnamed200111.14,270
Unnamed200118.55,907
Dof 219200116.1690
Unnamed200113.8687
Unnamed200112.91,986
Unnamed200121.21,782
Unnamed200024.3964
49Dof68Th200011.314,355
C 20 00200022.9516
C 8 99199921.3786
Unnamed199910.71,278
Unnamed199915.51,855
Unnamed199916.24,881
Unnamed199915.7946
Spot199820.1542
Unnamed199720.9723
Unnamed199712.33,804
Unnamed199610.51,218
C 3199520.5754
C 7199521.81,273
Unnamed199416.1526
Dof2199413.6992
Dof1199410.9586
Unnamed199314.21,200
Unnamed199214.81,551
Unnamed199211.01,711
Compt 4199221.9519
Compt 9199223.31,226
Compt 48199123.5702
Compt 8199121.1508
Cat Island199024.9574
Unnamed199011.21,288
Unnamed199012.61,569
Walk In198924.815,804
Unnamed198914.91,088
Unnamed198912.77,587
Unnamed198918.310,294
Unnamed198919.11,764
Unnamed198917.05,715
Copeland198921.3820
Unnamed198923.02,690
Unnamed198823.3673
Unnamed198817.11,006
Unnamed198815.81,237
Unnamed198822.01,058
Unnamed198815.71,311
Unnamed198615.2570
Unnamed198614.43,192
Unnamed198613.84,342
Unnamed198620.91,223
Unnamed198419.3607
  1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

Smokiest year

2023: 10 days

Heavy smoke on 3 days in 2018, the most of any year.

Last 10 years

2.7 days a year

Medium or heavy smoke, 2016 to 2025.

2025

1 day

Medium or heavy smoke. 1 so far in 2026.

Days with medium or heavy smoke overhead, by year 2011: 7 2012: 0 2013: 0 2014: 0 2015: 0 2016: 2 2017: 0 2018: 6 2019: 0 2020: 0 2021: 1 2022: 6 2023: 10 10 2024: 1 2025: 1 201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Days each year on which a satellite-traced plume of medium or heavy smoke covered the city centre, 2011 to 2025.
  1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Floods and flood insurance

14,773 federal flood insurance claims since 1978, with $1.1 billion paid.

Flood insurance figures are for Collier County, the county that contains Marco Island.

Federal flood insurance claims by year 1979: 14 1980: 6 1981: 5 1982: 64 1983: 13 1984: 7 1985: 65 1986: 5 1987: 26 1988: 47 1989: 5 1991: 11 1992: 137 1993: 47 1995: 300 1996: 18 1998: 32 1999: 73 2000: 9 2001: 179 2002: 9 2003: 48 2004: 75 2005: 643 2006: 12 2007: 6 2008: 50 2009: 15 2010: 11 2011: 15 2012: 21 2013: 34 2014: 39 2015: 16 2016: 14 2017: 2,785 2018: 21 2019: 10 2020: 45 2021: 17 2022: 7,903 7,903 2023: 48 2024: 1,847 2025: 11 2026: 7 197919841989199620022007201220172022
Claims per year since 1978. Years with fewer than five claims are not shown.

Most claims in one year

2022: 7,903 claims

$922 million paid.

2nd most

2017: 2,785 claims

$61.4 million paid.

3rd most

2024: 1,847 claims

$129 million paid.

Claims by ZIP code

Flood insurance claims by ZIP code
341023,181$340 million
341452,015$49.9 million
341031,627$256 million
341121,589$83.2 million
341081,524$167 million
34104954$77.1 million
34110817$43.2 million
34113626$34.1 million
34134396$27.0 million
34114342$5.0 million
34139329$13.0 million
34140228$6.3 million
34105163$15.2 million
34120150$405,000
34109128$1.6 million
34119123$1.0 million
34116110$359,000
3411796$1.1 million
3413895$1.9 million
3392947$1.0 million
3393342$203,000
3393740$780,000
3414235$723,000
3394030$371,000
3392520$290,000
3396216$89,000
3394210$9,918
339239$42,000
339637$17,000
341417$58,000

Flood events since 1996

  • Flood29
  • Flash Flood12
  • Coastal Flood11
  • Heavy Rain6

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Collier County, the county that contains Marco Island.

The National Weather Service sets flood stages for 11 gauges here but lists no crests for them.

River gauges

River gauges and their highest listed crests
Clam Pass Tramway Bridge (in MHHW)1.5——0
Faka Union Canal near Marco Island (in MHHW)1.5——0
Gordon River near Naples Airport (in MHHW)1.5——0
Outer Clam Bay (in MHHW)1.5——0
Pumpkin River near Goodland (in MHHW)1.5——0
Tide Station at Bayview Park (in MHHW)1.5——0
Tide Station at Goodland Marina (in MHHW)1.5——0
Tide Station at Gordon's Pass Channel1.5——0
Tide Station at Naples1.5——0
Tide Station at North Naples Bay (in MHHW)1.5——0
Tide Station at Rookery Bay Island SW (in MHHW)1.5——0
  1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Drought

In severe drought or worse for 111 of 1,581 months since 1895 (7%); the longest spell lasted 17 months.

The drought index is for Collier County, the county that contains Marco Island.

111

Months in severe drought or worse since 1895

23

Months in extreme drought

7%

Share of all months, severe or worse

102

Drought reports to the Weather Service since 1996

Lowest reading

August 2026

−4.82, extreme drought

Longest severe spell

17 months

February 1944 to June 1945.

Latest month

September 2026

−4.40, extreme drought

Months in severe drought or worse, by year 1895: 0 1896: 0 1897: 0 1898: 1 1899: 0 1900: 0 1901: 0 1902: 1 1903: 0 1904: 0 1905: 0 1906: 0 1907: 4 1908: 4 1909: 0 1910: 0 1911: 0 1912: 0 1913: 0 1914: 0 1915: 0 1916: 0 1917: 0 1918: 0 1919: 0 1920: 0 1921: 1 1922: 0 1923: 0 1924: 0 1925: 0 1926: 0 1927: 5 1928: 5 1929: 0 1930: 0 1931: 2 1932: 4 1933: 0 1934: 0 1935: 0 1936: 0 1937: 0 1938: 0 1939: 0 1940: 0 1941: 0 1942: 2 1943: 3 1944: 11 11 1945: 6 1946: 0 1947: 0 1948: 0 1949: 2 1950: 2 1951: 1 1952: 0 1953: 0 1954: 0 1955: 0 1956: 0 1957: 1 1958: 0 1959: 0 1960: 0 1961: 2 1962: 5 1963: 0 1964: 0 1965: 0 1966: 0 1967: 1 1968: 0 1969: 0 1970: 0 1971: 7 1972: 0 1973: 0 1974: 1 1975: 1 1976: 1 1977: 0 1978: 0 1979: 0 1980: 0 1981: 0 1982: 0 1983: 0 1984: 0 1985: 0 1986: 0 1987: 0 1988: 3 1989: 5 1990: 1 1991: 0 1992: 0 1993: 0 1994: 0 1995: 0 1996: 0 1997: 0 1998: 0 1999: 0 2000: 0 2001: 2 2002: 0 2003: 0 2004: 0 2005: 0 2006: 0 2007: 4 2008: 3 2009: 0 2010: 0 2011: 5 2012: 0 2013: 0 2014: 0 2015: 0 2016: 0 2017: 1 2018: 0 2019: 0 2020: 0 2021: 0 2022: 0 2023: 0 2024: 1 2025: 4 18951905191519251935194519551965197519851995200520152025
Months each year with a Palmer index of −3 or lower, 1895 to 2025. Twelve means the whole year.
  1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

Earthquakes

No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more is recorded within 50 miles of the city centre in the USGS catalogue, which begins in 1900.

Severe weather and other events

656 events in the National Weather Service record for Collier County, 586 of them since 1996.

31

Hail reports, 1 inch or larger

0

Hail, 2 inches or larger

84

Damaging gusts, 58 mph+

0

Winter weather events since 1996

0

Heat events since 1996

39

Cold events since 1996

Largest hail

April 19, 1980

1.75 inches

Strongest measured or estimated gust

January 17, 2016

90 mph

More event types since 1996

Other Storm Events types since 1996
Rip currents447Apr 20, 2019
Storm surge and tide1180Oct 9, 2024
Lightning41731Jun 21, 2025
Dense fog and smoke415Jan 22, 2011

Costliest events since 1996

  1. Sep 28, 2022Hurricane (Typhoon), Coastal Collier County$2.2 billion
    National Weather Service narrative

    Wind gusts of 100-110 mph were measured at about 100-150 feet above ground level over western Collier county at the Naples Grande Resort, at Kalea Bay, and at Naples Municipal Airport. Peak near-surface wind gusts were likely in the 80-90 mph range. Wind damage was mainly confined to trees/fences/screens, with minor wind damage to vulnerable structures. ||Estimated highest number of customers without power was 201,095 as of 3 PM on September 29th. ||Reported damage estimate for the entire county is $2.2 billion, which includes storm surge-related damage. Of that, $1.7 billion is to residential properties and $492 million to commercial properties. A total of 33 buildings were…

  2. Oct 9, 2024Tropical Storm, Coastal Collier County$280 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Maximum sustained winds were in the 35 to 45 mph range across coastal Collier County. The strongest winds of tropical storm force occurred on October 9th. The highest wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at Naples Municipal Airport on October 9th at 1:53 PM as a rainband of Hurricane Milton moved through the area. There was minor wind damage with general tree and power line damage observed across a good portion of the county. Multiple factors (tornadoes, wind, and storm surge flooding) lead to damages across coastal Collier County. Across Collier County as a whole, Hurricane Milton led to property damage estimated at $280 million with a total of 88 structures incurring major damage…

  3. Oct 9, 2024Tropical Storm, Inland Collier County$280 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Maximum sustained winds were in the 35 to 40 mph range across inland Collier County. The strongest winds of tropical storm force occurred on October 9th. The highest sustained wind of 40 mph was recorded in East Naples on October 9th at 413 PM, with a peak gust of 58 mph recorded at Immokalee Airport at 11:15 PM on October 9th. ||at the same location at . There was minor wind damage with general tree and power line damage observed across a good portion of the county. Multiple factors (tornadoes, wind, and storm surge flooding) lead to damages across coastal Collier County. Across Collier County as a whole, Hurricane Milton led to property damage estimated at $280 million with a…

  4. Sep 9, 2017Hurricane (Typhoon), Coastal Collier County$223 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Hurricane Irma produced maximum sustained winds near 115 mph at landfall in Marco Island and 80-100 mph across the rest of Coastal Collier County. Wind gusts were in excess of 100 mph, with a peak gust of 142 mph near Naples Regional Airport at 435 PM in association with the eastern eye wall. These winds produced major wind damage with at least 88 buildings destroyed and over 1,500 with major damage. Heavy tree and power pole damage, along with minor structural damage, was observed in areas affected by the eye wall. Post-storm survey revealed the likelihood of mini-vortices in the eastern eye wall causing enhanced tree and structural damage in Port of the Islands and…

  5. Aug 27, 2012Storm Surge/Tide, Coastal Collier County$6.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Severe beach erosion and coastal flooding occurred on Monday, August 27th as the center of Tropical Storm Isaac moved into the Gulf of Mexico. A storm surge of 2.05 feet was measured at the Naples pier. Farther east along the coast, inundation depths as high as 3 feet were reported in Goodland and Everglades City. Inundation in the Naples area was about 1 foot. Most damage from coastal flooding was to infrastructure in the Goodland and Everglades City areas and was estimated at $400,000. ||Severe beach erosion in the Naples and Marco Island areas led to damage estimated at $5.6 million.

  6. Apr 20, 2017Wildfire, Inland Collier County$3.5 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    The 30th Avenue wildfire was first reported during the afternoon hours on April 20 in the Golden Gate Estates area of eastern Naples in Collier County. This fire, in combination with the nearby Frangipani Fire reported later that afternoon, necessitated the evacuation of a large area of the the Golden Gate area of Naples, as well as numerous road, school, and business closures. The unofficial cause of the fire was a lawn mower that hit a rock that sparked and ignited the very dry vegetation.||Nine homes were destroyed in the fire, most located in the areas of Inez and Smith Roads, and Guevara Avenue. An additional abandoned home on the west side of 32nd Avenue SE, off of…

  7. Aug 13, 2004Hurricane (Typhoon), Coastal Collier$2.5 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    On August 12, Hurricane Charley, after moving through the northwest Caribbean Sea, turned north and accelerated cross the western end of Cuba, and just west of the lower Florida Keys. Early on August 13, the hurricane intensified to Category 4 status and turned to a north northeast direction before making landfall near Port Charlotte around 3 PM EDT. The first outer rainband, with wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph, impacted the south Florida Peninsula between midnight and 2 AM EDT In Collier County, a peak wind gust of 84 mph was measured at 2:50 PM EDT on the top of a condominium at Vanderbilt Beach before the equipment failed. The Naples ASOS equipment failed well before the…

  8. Jun 22, 2015Lightning$2.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Lightning struck a house in the Aqualane Shores Neighborhood in Naples around 6 PM EDT. Fire-Rescue crews reported heavy smoke and fire coming out of the attic of the two-story house. It took crews close to three hours to extinguish the fire. The house sustained very heavy fire, smoke, heat and water damages with the losses estimated at close to $2 million dollars when factoring both structural and content losses. A firefighter was injured when a section of ceiling collapsed on the second floor, knocking him to the ground and causing shoulder and back injuries. He was transported to a local hospital.

  9. Sep 2, 2013Lightning$2.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Lightning struck the Greater Naples YMCA building on Pine Ridge Road and induced a fire reported by the Fire Marshall. Firefighters responded to the fire at 330 PM EDT to the fire already in progress. About 20,000 square feet of the building was completely burned, with the Gym sustaining most of the damage. Damage was estimated at 2 million dollars.

  10. Sep 26, 2024Storm Surge/Tide, Coastal Collier County$1.2 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Widespread moderate to major coastal flooding from storm surge occurred along the length of the Collier County coast. The first flooding episode, of up to moderate levels, occurred with the high tide on the morning and midday of September 26th when the initial storm surge from Helene reached the area. The subsequent low tide was muted by increasing surge from the major hurricane, with the highest and most impactful flooding occurring during the evening/night high tide cycle of September 26th and early morning of September 27th.||NWS surveys indicated that the storm surge easily overtopped dunes at the Naples area beaches, reaching an estimated 3-4 feet above ground in adjacent…

  1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

Weather records

From Naples, 16.2 miles from the city centre, with records from 1942.

All-time high
99°FSep 1, 1986
All-time low
26°F2 times, most recently Jan 12, 1982
Warmest night
86°FAug 17, 1943
Coldest day
42°FJan 10, 2010
Wettest day
10.70 inOct 2, 1951
Hottest year
1946mean 76.7°F
Coldest year
1968mean 72.5°F
Wettest year
201793.44 in
Driest year
194430.60 in
Average monthly high and low temperature and precipitation, last 30 years, Naples 76° 53° 1.8 Jan 79° 56° 1.7 Feb 81° 59° 1.7 Mar 85° 63° 2.6 Apr 88° 68° 3.7 May 91° 72° 9.3 Jun 92° 74° 9.6 Jul 92° 74° 10.4 Aug 91° 73° 9.2 Sep 87° 69° 3.3 Oct 82° 62° 1.7 Nov 78° 57° 2.1 Dec Precipitation, inches
Average daily high and low by month, and average monthly precipitation, over the last 30 years.
Days reaching 95°F per year 1972: 7 1973: 8 1974: 13 1975: 20 1976: 0 1977: 3 1978: 2 1979: 16 1980: 13 1981: 14 1982: 2 1983: 6 1984: 6 1985: 3 1986: 10 1987: 18 1988: 13 1989: 6 1990: 8 1991: 2 1993: 8 1994: 2 1996: 11 1997: 2 1998: 17 1999: 0 2002: 40 40 2003: 19 2004: 21 2005: 32 2006: 20 2007: 14 2008: 8 2009: 37 2010: 28 2011: 13 2012: 12 2013: 1 2014: 1 2015: 5 2016: 2 2017: 3 2018: 1 2019: 5 2021: 1 19721982199320062016
Days reaching 95°F each complete year, last 50 years. Thirty-year average: 12.1.

Station Naples (USC00086078), 40 ft elevation, 16.2 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1942 to September 22, 2026; 88.7% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

Federal disaster declarations

54 since 1953. The most recent: Hurricane Milton, October 11, 2024.

Declarations for Collier County.

Federal disaster declarations
Oct 11, 2024HurricaneHurricane MiltonMajor disasterDR-4834-FL
Oct 7, 2024HurricaneHurricane MiltonEmergencyEM-3622-FL
Sep 28, 2024HurricaneHurricane HeleneMajor disasterDR-4828-FL
Sep 24, 2024Tropical StormTropical Storm HeleneEmergencyEM-3615-FL
Aug 10, 2024Tropical StormHurricane DebbyMajor disasterDR-4806-FL
Aug 3, 2024Tropical StormTropical Storm DebbyEmergencyEM-3605-FL
Aug 31, 2023HurricaneHurricane IdaliaMajor disasterDR-4734-FL
Aug 28, 2023Tropical StormTropical Storm IdaliaEmergencyEM-3596-FL
Dec 13, 2022HurricaneHurricane NicoleMajor disasterDR-4680-FL
Nov 8, 2022Tropical StormTropical Storm NicoleEmergencyEM-3587-FL
Sep 29, 2022HurricaneHurricane IanMajor disasterDR-4673-FL
Sep 24, 2022HurricaneTropical Storm IanEmergencyEM-3584-FL
Jul 4, 2021Severe StormTropical Storm ElsaEmergencyEM-3561-FL
May 13, 2020Fire36th Avenue FireFire managementFM-5309-FL
Mar 25, 2020BiologicalCovid-19 PandemicMajor disasterDR-4486-FL
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCovid-19EmergencyEM-3432-FL
Aug 30, 2019HurricaneHurricane DorianEmergencyEM-3419-FL
Sep 10, 2017HurricaneHurricane IrmaMajor disasterDR-4337-FL
Sep 5, 2017HurricaneHurricane IrmaEmergencyEM-3385-FL
Apr 21, 2017Fire30th Avenue FireFire managementFM-5178-FL
Oct 18, 2012HurricaneHurricane IsaacMajor disasterDR-4084-FL
Jul 3, 2012Severe StormTropical Storm DebbyMajor disasterDR-4068-FL
Apr 27, 2011FireSlope FireFire managementFM-2902-FL
Aug 24, 2008Severe StormTropical Storm FayMajor disasterDR-1785-FL
Aug 21, 2008Severe StormTropical Storm FayEmergencyEM-3288-FL
May 9, 2007FireCalloosahatchee Fire ComplexFire managementFM-2692-FL
Oct 24, 2005HurricaneHurricane WilmaMajor disasterDR-1609-FL
Sep 20, 2005HurricaneTropical Storm RitaEmergencyEM-3259-FL
Sep 5, 2005HurricaneHurricane Katrina EvacuationEmergencyEM-3220-FL
Aug 28, 2005HurricaneHurricane KatrinaMajor disasterDR-1602-FL
Sep 26, 2004HurricaneHurricane JeanneMajor disasterDR-1561-FL
Sep 16, 2004HurricaneHurricane IvanMajor disasterDR-1551-FL
Sep 4, 2004HurricaneHurricane FrancesMajor disasterDR-1545-FL
Aug 13, 2004HurricaneTropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane CharleyMajor disasterDR-1539-FL
Sep 28, 2001Coastal StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Associated With Tropical Storm GabrielleMajor disasterDR-1393-FL
Feb 19, 2001FireFl - Caloosahatchee Fire ComplexFire managementFM-2355-FL
Feb 5, 2001FreezingSevere FreezeMajor disasterDR-1359-FL
Oct 4, 2000Severe StormSevere Storms and FloodingMajor disasterDR-1345-FL
Apr 11, 2000FireFl - Merritt FireFire managementFM-2294-FL
Oct 20, 1999HurricaneFl-Hurricane Irene-Dr-ReqMajor disasterDR-1306-FL
Oct 15, 1999HurricaneTropical Storm Irene - FloridaEmergencyEM-3150-FL
Apr 27, 1999FireFl-Fires 04/15/99EmergencyEM-3139-FL
Apr 15, 1999FireFl-Fires 04/13/99Fire managementFM-2254-FL
Sep 25, 1998HurricaneHurricane GrorgesEmergencyEM-3131-FL
Jun 18, 1998FireExtreme Fire HazardMajor disasterDR-1223-FL
Jan 6, 1998Severe StormSevere Storms, High Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingMajor disasterDR-1195-FL
Oct 4, 1995HurricaneHurricane OpalMajor disasterDR-1069-FL
Mar 13, 1993TornadoTornadoes, Flooding, High Winds & Tides, FreezingMajor disasterDR-982-FL
Aug 24, 1992HurricaneHurricane AndrewMajor disasterDR-955-FL
Jan 15, 1990FreezingSevere FreezeMajor disasterDR-851-FL
Mar 18, 1985FreezingSevere FreezeMajor disasterDR-732-FL
Jan 31, 1977FreezingSevere Winter WeatherMajor disasterDR-526-FL
Mar 15, 1971FreezingFreezeMajor disasterDR-304-FL
Sep 14, 1965HurricaneHurricane BetsyMajor disasterDR-209-FL

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Sources and vintage

Every number on this page comes from these public records.

  • Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
  • Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
  • Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
  • Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
  • Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
  • Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
  • Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00086078.
  • River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
  • Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
  • Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
  • Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

Joins, thresholds and known limits are set out in the methodology. Found an error? Report it. Page built October 30, 2026.