Atlantic South storm events
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Atlantic South between 1950 and 2025, sourced from NOAA's Storm Events Database.
9,436
Storm events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hurricanes
26
Deaths
Significant recent events in Atlantic South
Events with deaths, multiple injuries, $1M+ property damage, or EF3+ tornadoes.
A kitesurfer died as a result of injuries suffered after being blown off course by gusty winds from thunderstorm outflow/downburst winds. The kitesurfer was launched by the winds into a beachfront condo building near Loggerhead Park on Fort Lauderdale Beach. He was taken to a nea…
Two boaters aboard a 24-foot center console boat went missing after leaving from Port Canaveral on a fishing trip to the 8A Reef, located around 30 miles east of Port Canaveral. The two men were reported missing later that evening after they did not return to port. The Coast Guar…
A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF2 tornado that caused damage to Fort Pulaski and then exited into the Atlantic Ocean north of Tybee Island as a strong waterspout. As the waterspout tracked to the east-northeast, the Coast Guard reported that it capsize…
Three adults and a child departed Sandspirit Park in Stuart around 0700LST in a 24-foot Sea Ray boat for a fishing trip near St. Lucie Inlet. Three of the boaters drowned and the fourth one was found alive on a Stuart Beach the following morning. The survivor stated the boat was …
A mariner who departed Port Canaveral in a 17-foot fishing boat during the early-morning hours was lost at sea and presumed drowned. It is likely that the boater left port in light winds and small seas, but quickly encountered north winds gusting to 20 knots and building seas of …
Winds along a gust front in advance of a line of strong thunderstorms impacted a paddleboarder offshore Normandy Beach in South Hutchinson Island. The board was discovered in the ocean the following day about six miles north of where he entered the water, however his body was not…
Two teenage boys went missing after their boat capsized in a thunderstorm somewhere off the coast of Jupiter after 130 PM EDT. The U.S. Coast Guard searched the waters from south Florida to the Carolinas but could not find the boys. Their boat was discovered overturned two days l…
Winds estimated at 35 knots following the passage of a thunderstorm outflow boundary produced a rapid steepening of waves on the Indian River, just north of the Eau Gallie in Indian Harbour Beach. Waves estimated near three feet capsized an 18-foot boat with six occupants midway …
Strong onshore (gradient) winds produced 6-8 foot seas near and offshore St. Lucie Inlet. A 23-foot commercial fishing boat was returning to port due to the rough conditions and capsized in the St. Lucie Inlet. A large wave pushed the boat forward and it then nose-dived into the …
As the waterspout traveled across Lake Peck, severe wind gusts were measured by a 40-foot, moored, marine vessel, along with the observation of rotating debris. Measured wind gusts at the top of a 55-foot mast reached 65 knots from the south, then quickly shifted to the north as …
The 1112 foot long Freedom of the Seas cruise ship departed Port Canaveral, Florida and traveled through convective bands on the west side of the gale/hybrid low. The anemometer (presumably at a height above 200 feet) measured wind gusts above 75 knots, with a peak wind of 90 kno…
Strong winds and choppy waters in a thunderstorm capsized a 13-foot boat with 2 people on board. One man drowned and the other was pulled to safety. Neither were wearing a life jacket and both were not strong swimmers.
Strong onshore winds to 30 knots created rough seas over the Atlantic waters. A kayaker was capsized by a large wave just offshore Lauderdale-by-the-Sea around 630 PM EDT. The large wave tossed him from his craft and into the rough sea where he drowned. He was pronounced dead at …
Four adults aboard a 15 foot motorboat were thrown into the Indian River, near the Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville when their boat capsized during a strong thunderstorm. Two adults died and two were unharmed. The boaters were initially on a small island in the river attending a f…
Large waves from a strong thunderstorm capsized a 24 foot boat. Three men went into the water and held on to the wreckage. While waiting for help to arrive, one man had a heart attack and died. The other two were rescued by passing boats. They sustained minor injuries.
Counties and zones
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Albemarle Sound (73)
Alligator River (16)
Altamaha Sd Ga To Fernandina Beach Fl 20 To 60nm (8)
Altamaha Sd To Fernandina Beach Fl Out 20nm (148)
Altamaha Sound To Fernandina Beach Fl Out 20nm (6)
Atl Nearshore Waters Rio Guajataca Pr Ewd Thru Usvi (35)
Atl Waters Swd Fm 19.5 Btwn 68w and 64w To Nw Cst Pr (7)
Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico and Usvi From 10 Nm To 19.5n (1)
Biscayne Bay (364)
Cape Fear Nc To Little River Inlet Sc (46)
Cape Fear Nc To Little River Inlet Sc From 20 To 40 Nm (24)
Cape Hatteras To Okracoke Inlet Nc From 20 To 40 Nm (1)
Cape Lookout To Surf City Nc From 20 To 40 Nm (7)
Carib Waters E Cst Pr Thru Usvi (97)
Caribbean Waters S Cst of Pr (1)
Caribbean Waters of Puerto Rico From 10 Nm To 17n (4)
Charleston Harbor (401)
Coastal Waters East of Puerto Rico, Around Vieques, and Around and Just North of Culebra and Saint John (9)
Coastal Waters From Cabo San Juan To the Waters Between Anegada Island and Virgin Gorda and North 10 Nm (4)
Coastal Waters From Cape Fear Nc To Little River Inlet Sc Out 20 Nm (39)
Coastal Waters From Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20 Nm (73)
Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico Out 10 Nm (23)
Coastal Waters of Northern Usvi and Culebra Out 10 Nm (7)
Coastal Waters of Northwestern Puerto Rico Out 10 Nm (11)
Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico Out 10 Nm (15)
Coastal Waters of Southern Usvi Vieques and Eastern Puerto Rico Out 10 Nm (22)
Coastal Waters of Southwestern Puerto Rico Out 10 Nm (3)
Cocoa Beach To Jupiter Inlet Fl 20 To 60nm (1)
Cocoa Beach To Jupiter Inlet Fl Out 20nm (64)
Cp Fear To Little R Inlet Nc Out 20nm (10)
Cp Hatteras To Ocracoke Inlet Nc Out 20nm (37)
Cp Lookout To Surf City Nc Out 20nm (137)
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds (29)
Currituck Beach Light To Oregon Inlet Nc From 20 To 40 Nm (1)
Currituck Beach Lt To Oregon Inlet Nc Out 20nm (61)
Currituck Beach Lt To Surf City Nc 20 To 40nm (2)
Deerfield Beach To Ocean Reef Fl (854)
Deerfield Beach To Ocean Reef Fl 20 To 60nm (47)
Edisto Beach Sc To Savannah Ga From 20 To 40 Nm (1)
Edisto Beach Sc To Savannah Ga Out 20nm (353)
Fernandina Beach To St Augustine Fl 20 To 60nm (30)
Fernandina Beach To St Augustine Fl Out 20nm (622)
Fernandina Beach To St. Augustine Fl Out 20nm (21)
Flagler Beach To Cocoa Beach Fl 20 To 60nm (2)
Flagler Beach To Cocoa Beach Fl Out 20nm (75)
Flagler Beach To Volusia-brevard County Line 0-20nm (247)
Flagler Beach To Volusia-brevard County Line 20-60nm (9)
Jupiter Inlet To Deerfield Beach Fl 20 To 60nm (64)
Jupiter Inlet To Deerfield Beach Fl Out 20nm (393)
Lake Okeechobee (502)
Little R Inlet Nc To Murrells Inlet Sc Out 20nm (63)
Little River Inlet To Murrells Inlet Sc From 20 To 40 Nm (1)
Murrells Inlet To S Santee R Sc Out 20nm (29)
Murrells Inlet To South Santee River Sc Out 20nm (1)
Neuse and Bay Rivers (38)
Ocracoke Inlet To Cp Lookout Nc Out 20nm (14)
Oregon Inlet To Cp Hatteras Nc Out 20nm (41)
Pamlico Sound (243)
Pamlico and Pungo Rivers (13)
Port of Jacksonville (4)
S Santee R Sc To Savannah Ga 20 To 40nm (72)
S Santee R To Edisto Beach Sc Out 20nm (400)
Savannah Ga To Altamaha Sd Ga 20 To 60nm (33)
Savannah Ga To Altamaha Sd Ga Out 20nm (337)
Savannah Ga To Altamaha Sound Ga Out 20nm (12)
Sebastian Inlet To Jupiter Inlet 0-20nm (639)
Sebastian Inlet To Jupiter Inlet 20-60nm (13)
South Santee River Sc To Savannah Ga 20 To 40nm (3)
South Santee River To Edisto Beach Sc From 20 To 40 Nm (80)
South Santee River To Edisto Beach Sc Out 20nm (22)
St Augustine To Flagler Beach Fl 20 To 60nm (11)
St Augustine To Flagler Beach Fl Out 20nm (206)
St. Augustine To Flagler Beach Fl Out 20nm (5)
Surf City Nc To S Santee R Sc 20 To 40nm (6)
Surf City To Cape Fear Nc From 20 To 40 Nm (12)
Surf City To Cape Fear Nc Out 20nm (2)
Surf City To Cp Fear Nc Out 20nm (52)
Volusia-brevard County Line To Sebastian Inlet 0 To 20nm (77)
Volusia-brevard County Line To Sebastian Inlet 0-20nm (1,887)
Volusia-brevard County Line To Sebastian Inlet 20-60nm (111)
W Coast of Pr Nearshore Waters (2)