Storm records

Storm Records: Gulf of Mexico

17,895 events since 1950

Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Gulf of Mexico: its floods, heat, cold, winter storms, hail, wind, lightning and tornadoes, year by year and county by county, each episode with its narrative.

The worst in Gulf of Mexico on the map

The deadliest and costliest episodes on record here, colored by kind of event.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The record

Events
17,895
Deaths
69
Injuries
18
Damage
$70 million

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Every year

Tap a year for every episode in it.

From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.

Deaths each year

By kind of event

Kind of eventEventsDeathsInjuriesDamage
Marine Thunderstorm Wind14,698236$53 million
Waterspout2,59302$137,000
Marine Tropical Storm352290
Marine Hurricane/Typhoon9800$3.5 million
Marine High Wind5211$13 million
Marine Hail4800$40,000
Marine Strong Wind37126$74,000
Marine Dense Fog933$50,000
Marine Tropical Depression500
Marine Lightning310$6,000

The deadliest

The costliest

Marine zones

The places filed most often, as the offices named them.

Marine zoneEventsDeathsInjuriesDamage
Tampa Bay zone1,13613$66,000
Englewood to Tarpon Springs Fl Out 20nm zone83816$2,000
Hawk Channel From West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal Out to the Reef zone79000
Corpus Christi to Baffin Bay zone63930$525,000
Galveston Bay zone60300
Hawk Channel From Ocean Reef to Craig Key Out to the Reef zone56800$500
High Is to Freeport Tx Out 20nm zone53131$21,000
Lake Ponchartrain and Lake Maurepas zone48500$3.0 million
Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola Fl Out to 20 Nm zone37800$13,000
Gulf of Mexico From West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal Out to 5 Fathoms zone37120$4,000
Coastal Waters From Oklaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach Out 20 Nm zone36320
Mississippi Sound zone35600
Hawk Channel From Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge Out to the Reef zone35000$36,000
Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River Fl Out 20nm zone25700$1,000
Pt O'Connor to Aransas Pass zone25400$125,000
Apalachee Bay Or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl Out to 20 Nm zone22600
Coastal Waters From Cameron la to High Island Tx Out 20 Nm zone21600$10,000
Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach Fl Out 20nm zone21300
Bayside and Gulfside From Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge zone21300
Coastal Waters From Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana Out 20 Nm zone20400$1,000
Atchafalaya R to Intracoastal City la Out 20nm zone19300
Pt Aransas to Baffin Bay Tx Out 20nm zone19210
Coastal Waters From Intracoastal City to Cameron la Out 20 Nm zone18300$1,000
Gulf of Mexico From East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 Nm Out and Beyond 5 Fathoms zone17600
Pensacola Bay Area Including Santa Rosa Sound zone16900$5,000
Sw Pass of the Ms R to Atchafalaya R la Out 20nm marine16600$2,000
Mobile Bay marine15600
Pensacola Fl to Pascagoula Ms Out 20nm marine15100$100,000
Key W to Dry Tortugas Waters zone15100
South Mobile Bay zone14560
Laguna Madre From Port of Brownsville to Arroyo Colorado zone14400$192,000
Coastal Waters From Boothville Louisiana to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River Out 20 Nm zone14300
Lake Borgne zone13700
North Mobile Bay zone13711$12 million
Tampa Bay marine13600
Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays zone13500
Key W to Dry Tortugas Waters marine13200$33,000
Coastal Waters From Mexico Beach to Apalachicola Out 20 Nm zone13200
Lake Ponchartrain and Lake Maurepas marine12700
W End of the 7 Mile Bridge to Key W Out 20nm zone12300
W End of the 7 Mile Bridge to Key W Out 20nm marine12100
Apalachicola to Destin Fl Out 20nm zone11900
Freeport to Matagorda Ship Chnl Out 20nm zone11700$60
Corpus Christi to Baffin Bay marine11400$3.0 million
Pascagoula Ms to Sw Pass of Ms R Out 20nm marine11400
Craig Key to the W End of the 7 Mile Bridge Out 20nm marine11300
Coastal Waters From Pensacola Fl to Pascagoula Ms Out 20 Nm zone11300
High Is to Freeport Tx Out 20nm marine11200$75,000
Florida Bay zone11200$20,000
Atchafalaya R to Intracoastal City la 20 to 60nm zone11200$1,000
Matagorda Bay zone11200$10
Craig Key to the W End of the 7 Mile Bridge Out 20nm zone11100
Coastal Waters From Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana From 20 to 60 Nm zone10800
Galveston Bay marine10100$3,000
Ocean Reef to Craig Key Fl Out 20nm marine10000
Gulf Side of the Lower Keys Out 20nm marine9900$3,000
Gulf Side of the Lower Keys Out 20nm zone9500$200
Gulf of Mexico Including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel zone9400
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound zone9400
Coastal Waters From Suwannee River to Keaton Beach Out to 20 Nm zone9300
Mobile Bay zone9200
Coastal Waters From Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola Fl Out 20 Nm zone9100
Ocean Reef to Craig Key Fl Out 20nm zone9000
Pensacola Fl to Pascagoula Ms Out 20nm zone9000
Bonita Beach to Englewood Fl Out 20nm zone8600
Destin to Pensacola Fl Out 20nm marine8500$5,000
Pt Aransas to Baffin Bay Tx Out 20nm marine8400$1,000
Florida Bay marine8300
Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach to Englewood Fl Out 20 Nm zone8200
Pt O'Connor to Aransas Pass marine8100$50,000
Florida Bay Including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound zone8100
Intracoastal City la to Cameron la 20 to 60nm zone8000
Coastal Waters From Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River to Port Fourchon Louisiana From 20 to 60 Nm zone8000
Western Choctawatchee Bay zone8000
Laguna Madre From 5nm N of Pt Mansfield to Baffin Bay Tx zone7904$21,000
Englewood to Tarpon Springs Fl Out 20nm marine7500$5,000
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre zone6800
Sw Pass of the Ms R to Atchafalaya R la Out 20nm zone6610
Waters From Baffin Bay to Pt Mansfield Tx Ext From 20 to 60nm zone6300$1,000
Bayside and Gulfside From Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal Out to 5 Fathoms zone5900$10,000
Cameron la to High Is Tx 20 to 60nm zone5800
Pascagoula Ms to Sw Pass of Ms R 20 to 60nm marine5700
Pensacola Fl to Pascagoula Ms 20 to 60nm marine5600
Freeport to Matagorda Ship Chnl 20 to 60nm zone5600
Atchafalaya R to Cameron la 20 to 60nm marine5400
Matagorda Ship Chnl to Pt Aransas Out 20nm zone5400
Matagorda Ship Chnl to Pt Aransas Tx 20 to 60nm zone5400
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays zone5400
Coastal Waters From Pt Mansfield to Rio Grande River Tx Out 20nm zone5300$1,000
Pascagoula Ms to Sw Pass of Ms R Out 20nm zone5110
Matagorda Ship Chnl to Pt Aransas Out 20nm marine5000
Cameron la to High Is Tx Out 20nm marine5000
Cameron la to High Is Tx 20 to 60nm marine4900
Sabine Lake zone4700
Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana From 20 to 60 Nm zone4700
Destin to Pensacola Fl Out 20nm zone4600$100,000
Perdido Bay Area zone4600
Atchafalaya R to Cameron la Out 20nm marine4500
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays zone4500
Intracoastal City la to Cameron la Out 20nm zone4400
Coastal Waters From Stake Island Louisiana to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River From 20 to 60 Nm zone4400
Pt Aransas to Baffin Bay Tx 20 to 60nm marine4100
Bonita Beach to Englewood Fl Out 20nm marine4000
Cameron la to High Is Tx Out 20nm zone4000
Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana to Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana Out 20 Nm zone38130$50 million
Pascagoula Ms to Sw Pass of Ms R 20 to 60nm zone3700
Coastal Waters From Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach Out 20nm zone3600
Destin to Pensacola Fl 20 to 60nm marine3500
Calcasieu Lake zone3400$1,000
Straits of Florida From West End of Seven Mile Bridge to South of Halfmoon Shoal Out 20 Nm zone31270
Gulf of America From West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal Out to 5 Fathoms zone2800$5,000
Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River Fl Out 20nm marine2600
Freeport to Matagorda Ship Chnl Out 20nm marine2500
Coastal Waters From Destin Fl to Pensacola Fl Out 20 Nm zone2500
Matagorda Bay marine2300
Englewood to Tarpon Springs Fl 20 to 60nm zone2201
St. Andrews Bay Waterways zone2200
Coastal Waters From Baffin Bay to Pt Mansfield Tx Out 20 Nm zone2112$2,000
Choctawhatchee Bay zone2000
Matagorda Ship Chnl to Pt Aransas Tx 20 to 60nm marine1900
Destin to Pensacola Fl 20 to 60nm zone1900
Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef to Craig Key Out 20 Nm zone1900
Suwannee R to Apalachicola Fl Out 20nm marine1800$25,000
Vermilion Bay zone1800
Pt Aransas to Baffin Bay Tx 20 to 60nm zone1700
Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach Fl 20 to 60nm zone1700
Pensacola Fl to Pascagoula Ms 20 to 60nm zone1600
Eastern Choctawatchee Bay zone1600
Apalachicola to Destin Fl Out 20nm marine1500
Breton Sound zone1500
Bonita Beach to Englewood Fl 20 to 60nm zone1500
Matagorda Ship Chnl to Pt Aransas Tx 20nm to 60nm zone1500
Lake Pontchartrain zone1400
E Cp Sable to Chokoloskee Fl Out 20nm zone1300
Florida Bay Including Blackwater and Buttonwood Sounds zone1300$10,000
Laguna Madre From Arroyo Colorado to 5nm N of Pt Mansfield Tx zone1260$21,000
Suwannee R to Apalachicola Fl 20 to 60nm zone1200
Freeport to Matagorda Ship Chnl 20 to 60nm marine1100
Atchafalaya R to Intracoastal City la 20 to 60nm marine1100
Apalachee Bay Or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl Out to 20nm zone1100
Cameron la to High Island Tx Out 20nm zone1100
Waters From Mexico Beach to Apalachicola Fl 20 to 60 Nm zone1100
Straits of Florida From Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge Out 20 Nm zone1000
Waters From Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach Fl 20 to 60 Nm zone1000
Atchafalaya R to Intracoastal City la Out 20nm marine900
Coastal Waters From Pascagoula Mississippi to Stake Island Louisiana Out 20 Nm zone900
Chandeleur Sound zone900
Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach Fl 20 to 60nm marine800
Intracoastal City la to Cameron la Out 20nm marine800
High Island to Freeport Tx Out 20nm zone800

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.