Palm Coast

Every recorded tornado

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.

Every storm within 100 miles

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.

Every large fire

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

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.

Flood insurance figures are for Flagler County, the county that contains Palm Coast.

Claims by ZIP code

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

River crests

River gauges in Flagler County, the county that contains Palm Coast.

River gauges

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.

The drought index is for Flagler County, the county that contains Palm Coast.

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.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Oct 6, 2016Tropical Storm, Flagler$73.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Tropical storm conditions started to cause damage to the Flagler Beach Pier during the late afternoon of Thu. Oct. 6th when a couple of pylons were washed away. Around 0227 EDT on 10/7 the first tropical storm force wind gust of 47 mph was measured. During the predawn hours of The 7th, tropical storm force wind gusts of 47-62 mph were measured across Flagler county, mainly east of Bunnell toward Palm Coast and Flagler Beach. During the morning between 0700 and 1200 EDT, tropical storm force wind gusts increased to 57-83 mph at Marineland and Flagler Beach with the highest gusts of 76 and 83 measured at Flagler Beach and . The first reports of tree damage were reported around 0800…

2. Nov 9, 2022Tropical Storm, Coastal Flagler$23.7 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Strong tropical storm force winds and storm surge affected Flagler county and led to substantial property damage across the county. Major, destructive beach erosion and storm surge impacted the coast with the peak of impacts through the day on Thursday, November 10th. Sections of A1A where undermined and collapsed due to the extensive beach erosion with numerous beach access boardwalks and stairs demolished and washed away in Flagler Beach along A1A south into the Ocean Palm Golf Club area. There was storm surge flooding at Whitney Labs in Marineland. Strong tropical storm force winds impacted the county. ||Preliminary damage estimates for the entire county���s cumulative…

3. Oct 9, 2024Hurricane (Typhoon), Coastal Flagler$18.8 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Flagler County experience Hurricane force wind gusts mainly along the coast ranging from 45-92 mph which led to downed trees and powerlines as well as roof damage being reported across much of the county. It should be noted the 92 mph wind gust reported at a WeatherStem site at Marineland remains suspect. The combination of heavy rainfall and surge flooding led to extensive flooding across Flagler county. ||Widespread 5-9 inches of rain were reported, with the highest storm total measured at 9.36 inches in Bunnell at 1:10 am on 10/10. On 10/10 at 1:55 am, a mesonet site 1 mile ESE of Flagler Beach measured 5.59 inches of storm total rainfall thus far. On 10/10 at 2:16 am, a…

4. Dec 14, 2013Tornado$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   During the evening hours, between 655 pm and 710 pm EST on December 14, 2013, a tornado with maximum strength of EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale touched down and crossed the northern sections of Palm Coast in Flagler County Florida. The tornado initially touched down north of Espanola on an intermittend track. The tornado then intensified to its maximum strength of 95 to 110 across the B section (Indian Trails and Pine Lakes neighborhoods) and western F sections of Palm Coast on a continuous path ranging in width from approximately 75 yards to a maximum of around 150 yards on Bannbury Lane. The tornado weakened as it moved northeast toward the coast with a path width of 25 to 50…

5. Sep 14, 2001Flash Flood$1.9 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   TS Gabrielle. NWS CO-OP observer network reported storm totals of 7.65 inches in Palm Coast. Numerous roads were closed.

6. Oct 16, 1999Hurricane (Typhoon), Flagler$600,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane Irene - Three single family homes and one multi-family structure received major damage. 167 single family homes, 6 multi-family and 18 mobile and 18 businesses with minor damage. Numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down. Minor flooding occurred in the northern portion of the county near Marineland. Minor beach erosion. A 74 mph wind gust was reported between 16/2000 and 16/2030 UTC by the Flagler Vol. Fire Department.

7. Mar 10, 1996Winter Storm, Flagler$320,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A strong Nor'easter with winds of 50 to 60 mph caused damage at Flagler Beach - Lost about 100 feer of the 840-foot pier. Winds damaged numerous roofs, car ports, downed trees and power lines.

8. Aug 1, 2003Lightning$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Lightning strike destroyed a 1,200 square foot section of a decorative outer brick wall on the back edge of Buddy Taylor Middle School, near the gymnasium. Bricks fell on a school walkway.

9. Sep 15, 1999Hurricane (Typhoon), Flagler$60,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane Floyd - Flagler Beach Pier was damaged. One mobile home damaged. Marineland received severe structural damage.

10. Dec 15, 1997Winter Storm, Flagler$50,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A strong Low pressure system whipped up seas of 10 to 12 feet, causing moderate beach erosion. The storm damaged the Flagler Beach Pier. An employee, 36, male, of a firm rebuilding the pier was tossed into the water and floated to shore about 10 blocks South of the pier. He was treated for hypothermia.

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.

All-time high

102°F2 times, most recently Jul 15, 1981

All-time low

15°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

82°F4 times, most recently Aug 25, 2020

Coldest day

33°FDec 25, 1983

Wettest day

9.15 inOct 8, 1953

Snowiest day

0.7 inMay 4, 2005

Hottest year

2015mean 73.7°F

Coldest year

1940mean 67.5°F

Wettest year

195379.29 in

Driest year

195631.36 in

Station Daytona Beach International Airport (USW00012834), 26 ft elevation, 27.1 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1937 to October 26, 2026; 100.0% 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.

Declarations for Flagler County.

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

• 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 USW00012834.
• 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.

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