Martin County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Martin County: 0.
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.

Claims by ZIP code

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

River crests

The National Weather Service sets flood stages for 7 gauges here but lists no crests for them.

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.

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. Sep 4, 2004Hurricane (Typhoon), Martin$1.0 billion
   National Weather Service narrative

   The center of category 2 Hurricane Frances reached the Florida east coast near Sewall's Point in Martin County early on September 5th. Frances was moving to the west northwest at 7 mph and maintained hurricane strength as it crossed the east half of the Florida Peninsula. Frances was downgraded to a tropical storm in the afternoon on the 5th when it was about 50 miles east of Tampa Bay. In Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties, the slow moving storm produced wind gusts to hurricane strength for about 19 hours, producing an estimated 4.5 billion dollars in damage. Wind gusts well over 100 mph destroyed coastal structures, marinas, and vessels. Farther inland, hundreds of…

2. Oct 9, 2024Tornado$11.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado touched down in a wooded rural area in between I-95 and US-1 in eastern Martin County. Damage began in the Lost Lake subdivision before the tornado moved north into The Preserve, where vegetative damage was extensive and numerous concrete block homes experienced significant tile loss. The tornado moved north into the Mariner Sands community, where some of the most significant damage occurred along its nearly 6 mile long path. Several wood-framed homes experienced total roof loss and partial wall collapse due to estimated winds of 110 to 120 mph. One resident who was trapped under his fallen roof was extracted and transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.…

3. Oct 15, 1999Hurricane (Typhoon), Martin$8.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Minimal Hurricane Irene moved northeast from the Florida Keys across south Florida and emerged over the Atlantic near Ft. Pierce. Even though the storm was classified a category one hurricane, no sustained hurricane force winds were observed in east central Florida. Winds gusted from 60 to 70 mph over coastal locations from Ft. Pierce to Daytona Beach. In Martin and St. Lucie counties the greatest impact from the storm was flooding. From 5 to 9 inches of rain fell over the area flooding 300 homes. About 50 homes had major wind damage and thousands of trees were blown down. In Volusia, Brevard and Indian River counties hundreds of homes received minor wind damage and about 50…

4. Oct 26, 2012Coastal Flood, Martin$6.3 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Moderate to major beach erosion. Erosion caused damage to two homes and washed sand and debris across a coastal roadway, temporarily isolating residents. Several piers, boardwalks and retaining walls were also damaged.

5. Oct 24, 2005Tropical Storm, Martin$4.8 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane Wilma crossed the southern Florida Peninsula from the southwest exiting the state and moving over the Atlantic Ocean over the Martin/Palm Beach county line. Hurricane Wilma was riding northeast along the first strong cold front of the Fall season. Cold dry air was being pulled into east central Florida as Wilma was moving off the south Florida coast. In Brevard County Hurricane Wilma produced widespread minor wind damage with trees and power lines down and damage to roofs and out buildings. As much as 10 to 13 inches of rain fell across the central and north part of the county. About 200 homes were flooded in the town of Cocoa. Total crop loss including citrus equals $3…

6. Sep 10, 2017Tropical Storm, Martin$4.3 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Category 3 Hurricane Irma made landfall near Naples during the late afternoon of September 10. Irma then moved northward across west-central Florida during the evening while weakening to a Category 2 hurricane approximately 100 miles west of Stuart. A long duration of damaging winds occurred across Martin County, with a period of gusts to minimal hurricane force. The highest measured sustained wind was recorded by a WeatherFlow site at Jensen Beach (55 mph from the southeast at 1845LST on September 10) and the highest measured peak gust was 75 mph at 1655LST. A preliminary damage assessment from the county listed 180 affected structures, with an additional 192 with minor damage, 8…

7. Oct 9, 2024Tornado$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado, embedded within one of Hurricane Milton's outer rainbands, touched down just south of US-1 where a camper home was tossed and its occupant was injured. The circulation moved across SE Federal Highway where it impacted portions of the Colonial Heights subdivision. Here, several mobile homes experienced significant damage to roofs and carports. A few experienced major damage when they were moved off their foundation. ||A continuous damage path was noted north into the New Monrovia subdivision, where numerous homes experienced moderate to major damage, and several manufactured homes experienced complete roof loss. The Murray Middle School also experienced roof and…

8. Aug 2, 2001Flash Flood$1.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Rains associated with distant Tropical Storm Barry in the Gulf of Mexico produced flooding across much of Martin County. About 13 inches of rain fell in the area between midnight and late morning on August 2nd. The most serious flooding occurred in Stuart, Port Salerno and Palm City. Over 300 homes received some water damage. Major damage was reported in 63 homes and 6 mobile homes.

9. Oct 9, 2024Tornado$1.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado, which produced a large swath of EF-0 and EF-1 damage, and a small section of EF-2 damage, was one of several tornadoes to impact the area as Hurricane Milton's outer rainbands swept across the Treasure Coast. Based on radar dual polarimetric data, this tornado initially touched down in Palm Beach County. ||As it moved into rural Martin County, the system intersected a few homes south of SW Kanner Hwy. A large, newer construction home, experienced major damage when nearly all of its roof was torn back and tossed onto an adjacent home. Nearby metal storage structures were also significantly damaged, indicating EF-2 winds of 115 - 125 mph. The tornado continued northward…

10. Mar 6, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$1.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Air traffic controllers reported a thunderstorm wind gust to 97 mph at Witham Field Airport in Stuart. The winds flipped 7 planes and damaged a total of 14 planes. The roof collapsed on the sheriff annex building. Several hangers were damaged. The storm also knocked out power to 10,000 power company customers in the arera. The local YMCA had minor roof damage as well as a building at the fairgrounds.

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

101°FJul 21, 1942

All-time low

27°FJan 20, 1977

Warmest night

85°F2 times, most recently Jul 29, 2011

Coldest day

42°FDec 24, 1989

Wettest day

15.22 inApr 17, 1942

Hottest year

2020mean 78.2°F

Coldest year

1968mean 72.4°F

Wettest year

1947108.63 in

Driest year

195537.31 in

Station W Palm Beach International Airport (USW00012844), 12 ft elevation, 33.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1938 to October 27, 2026; 99.8% 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.

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

Neighbouring counties

• 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 USW00012844.
• 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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