Taylor County

Every recorded tornado

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

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 26, 2024Hurricane (Typhoon), Inland Taylor$1.0 billion
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees and power lines were blown down with nearly 100% of the county losing power. A mandatory evacuation was ordered for the entire county, and no fatalities or injuries occurred during the storm. Major agriculture losses also occurred in the county.

2. Sep 26, 2024Storm Surge/Tide, Coastal Taylor$800 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Taylor County Emergency Management estimates that 80% of Keaton Beach was destroyed with preliminary estimates indicating that a storm surge greater than 15 feet above ground occurred. Similar surge was estimated at Steinhatchee.

3. Sep 26, 2024Hurricane (Typhoon), Coastal Taylor$200 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Nearly 80% of the towns of Keaton Beach and Steinhatchee were destroyed due to a combination of wind and surge. A mandatory evacuation was ordered for the entire county, and no fatalities or injuries occurred during the storm.

4. Aug 30, 2023Storm Surge/Tide, Coastal Taylor$20.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The peak surge values observed were from Dekle Beach in Taylor County southeastward to Horseshoe Beach in Dixie County. Surge heights in this area along the immediate coast were within the range of 7 to 12 feet above normally dry ground. Some residents stated that the surge was higher than during The Storm of the Century storm in March 1993. Significant damage occurred along coastal areas.

5. Aug 30, 2023Hurricane (Typhoon), Inland Taylor$7.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Approximately 13,393 residents, or 97% lost power. Numerous trees and power lines were downed along the north side of U.S. 98 from two to five miles west of Perry. A transformer was lying on the side of the road. In Perry itself, a gas station canopy and pump island were toppled over and a few home and out buildings were damaged.

6. Aug 30, 2023Hurricane (Typhoon), Coastal Taylor$7.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Approximately 13,393 residents, or 97% lost power. Numerous trees and power lines were downed along the north side of U.S. 98 from two to five miles west of Perry. A transformer was lying on the side of the road. In Perry itself, a gas station canopy and pump island were toppled over and a few home and out buildings were damaged.

7. Aug 5, 2024Hurricane (Typhoon), Inland Taylor$6.7 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Wind damage due to trees and power lines down totaled $6,662,381.00 according to Tri-County Electric.

8. Aug 3, 2021Flood$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A persistent rainy pattern across southeastern Taylor county brought rainfall amounts in excess of foot during the first 12 days of the month. This rainfall fell on already saturated grounds and resulted in significant, long duration areal flooding. In addition, significant river flooding occurred across the Steinhatchee River basin. The Steinhatchee River crested at its 2nd highest crest on record at 24.6 ft on August 7th, which is well into the moderate flood category. Many roads were closed, and many homes were impacted. The river remained in at least minor flood stage for 20 days. Damage cost was estimated.

9. Sep 1, 2016Storm Surge/Tide, Coastal Taylor$4.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane Hermine impacted the Florida big bend in early September with significant storm surge along the coast and strong winds inland which downed numerous trees and power lines, resulting in extended power outages in Tallahassee. The following inundation values (height above mean higher high water) were estimated along the coast. Panama City Beach: 1.71 ft, Panama City Marina: 1.60 ft, Apalachicola: 3.04 ft, Curtis Mill (US-319): 5.29 ft, Spring Creek Entrance: 5.91 ft, Town of Saint Marks: 5.08 ft, Saint Marks Lighthouse: 6.28 ft, Nutall Rise (Aucilla River): 6.07 ft, Econfina River: 7.17 ft, Spring Warrior Creek: 8.57 ft, Jabo Road (Taylor county): 7.94 ft, Keaton Beach: 7.57…

10. Jul 9, 2005Hurricane (Typhoon), Taylor$4.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Dennis, a Category 3 hurricane, moved inland just east of Gulf Breeze, FL, early Sunday afternoon, July 10. The peak wind gust and lowest sea-level pressure recorded were 67 knots and 979 mb, respectively, at Buoy 42039 located 80 miles south of Panama City, FL. Rainfall totals ranged from 3 to 4 inches in the eastern Florida Panhandle to 6 to 10 inches in the Florida Big Bend. Flooding was reported in southern Leon County where several areas were under 3 to 4 feet of water. Maximum coastal storm surge heights ranged from 4 to 8 feet in Walton, Bay, Gulf, Taylor and Dixie counties to 8 to 12 feet in Franklin, Wakulla and Jefferson counties. Moderate to severe beach erosion was…

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

104°F2 times, most recently Jun 19, 1998

All-time low

7°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

80°F3 times, most recently Aug 9, 2024

Coldest day

25°FDec 24, 1989

Wettest day

14.62 inSep 12, 1964

Snowiest day

2.0 inFeb 13, 1958

Hottest year

1990mean 70.3°F

Coldest year

2010mean 65.9°F

Wettest year

196493.91 in

Driest year

195534.26 in

Snowiest season

2.0 in1957-58

Station Mayo (USC00085539), 83 ft elevation, 25.0 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1949 to October 26, 2026; 95.1% 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 USC00085539.
• 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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