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Gulf of Mexico storm events

Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Gulf of Mexico between 1950 and 2025, sourced from NOAA's Storm Events Database.

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Significant recent events in Gulf of Mexico

Events with deaths, multiple injuries, $1M+ property damage, or EF3+ tornadoes.

August 23, 2023 · Englewood To Tarpon Springs Fl Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Lightning Marine Lightning1 death
Body of a 73-year-old woman was discovered on Sand Key in Clearwater after being struck by lightning.
June 16, 2023 · Coastal Waters From Oklaloosa-walton County Line To Mexico Beach Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind2 deaths
A 26 foot double decker pontoon boat capsized near Deepwater Point at the mouth of the Grand Lagoon during a squall line passage with winds measured near hurricane force nearby. Nine people were ejected from the boat, and two people died.
September 27, 2022 · Straits of Florida From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To South of Halfmoon Shoal Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Tropical Storm Marine Tropical Storm18 deaths
Tropical storm wind and sea conditions capsized a vessel carrying 27 souls south of the Lower Florida Keys on September 27th. The USCG reported 9 survivors, including 4 reaching shore and 5 rescued) and 5 confirmed deceased. The 13 remaining souls were presumed lost at sea.
September 27, 2022 · Gulf of Mexico From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To 5 Fathoms, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Tropical Storm Marine Tropical Storm2 deaths
A vessel was reported adrift exiting the Key West anchorage with two souls and one dog on board. The two souls were presumed lost at sea.
February 17, 2022 · Laguna Madre From Arroyo Colorado To 5nm N of Pt Mansfield Tx, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Strong Wind Marine Strong Wind6 deaths
Strong, gusty north winds rapidly developed behind a cold front the evening of February 17th. The rapid onset of winds capsized a 16 foot Jon Boat near Port Mansfield in the Laguna Madre. Three people were found drowned, one was found onshore just before Midnight the evening of F…
July 4, 2021 · Straits of Florida From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To South of Halfmoon Shoal Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Tropical Storm Marine Tropical Storm9 deaths
Per a U.S. Coast Guard media release, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended search for 9 souls missing at sea approximately 23 nautical miles southeast of Key West. A vessel with 22 souls on board departed Cuba and capsized approximately 1900 EST July 4th. A good samaritan motor vessel …
April 13, 2021 · Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana To Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind13 deaths, $50.0M damage
Seacor Power lift boat capsized when the bow echo moved off the southeast Louisiana coast during the mid afternoon. 13 of 19 crew members onboard perished (7 of those are lost and presumed dead). Convective wind gusts to 75 mph were observed. Conditions from the wake low winds ha…
January 14, 2020 · High Is To Freeport Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Dense Fog Marine Dense Fog3 deaths, 1 injury
Six hundred foot tanker and boat collided about 1.5 miles offshore near East Beach. Three fatalities, one injury. Fog was reducing visibility over the waters.
April 7, 2018 · Tampa Bay, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind1 death, 1 injury
A boat carrying 6 passengers capsized in the Hillsborough Bay section of Tampa Bay, south of Davis Island. One person swam to a nearby island, and five others were rescued by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, but one of those individuals died from his injuries. Another wa…
December 23, 2017 · Pt Aransas To Baffin Bay Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Strong Wind Marine Strong Wind1 death
Corpus Christi Fire Department responded just before 3 p.m. Saturday to Packery Channel to reports of three people in distress in the water. Coast Guard helicopter crew was diverted to the scene and provided aerial support to crews on the ground. Fire Department crews arrived to …
March 31, 2016 · Coastal Waters From Baffin Bay To Pt Mansfield Tx Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Strong Wind Marine Strong Wind1 death
In the wake of an overnight gravity wave event, in which winds reached 40 knots across the lower Texas coastal waters, winds remained strong and gusty across the Laguna Madre during the morning hours of March 31. The strong winds resulted in rough to very rough waters in the Lagu…
March 6, 2016 · Corpus Christi To Baffin Bay, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Strong Wind Marine Strong Wind3 deaths
A 20 foot recreational boat capsized near Flour Bluff Sunday 6 March 2016 at 3:00 PM CST. According to the U. S. Coast Guard, the boat was originally placed in the water near the JFK Causeway. Eight people were on board. Six were rescued and two were missing. According to the Cor…
April 25, 2015 · South Mobile Bay, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind6 deaths
A bow echo moved across Mobile Bay and produced an extensive and prolonged period of high winds. Middle Bay Lighthouse recorded a 30 minute period of gale force winds. The highest wind recorded was 73 mph at Middle Bay Lighthouse which occurred at 318 pm. Other wind measurements …
April 3, 2013 · North Mobile Bay, Gulf of Mexico
Marine High Wind Marine High Wind1 death, 1 injury, $12.4M damage
Alabama State Docks Port of Mobile wind sensor measured a peak gust of 67 mph with sustained winds 50 to 60 mph. As the strong winds increased at the Port of Mobile, the Carnival Cuise Line vessel Triumph broke free of its moorings at the B.A.E Systems dock where it was under rep…
August 28, 2012 · Lake Ponchartrain and Lake Maurepas, Gulf of Mexico
Marine Hurricane/Typhoon Marine Hurricane/Typhoon$3.0M damage
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Commission reported about $3 million worth of damage to the bridge across Lake Pontchartrain and supporting infrastructure. Tropical storm force winds were reported for approximately 36 hours over the lake.

Counties and zones

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Apalachee Bay Or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach To Ochlockonee River Fl Out To 20 Nm (218) Apalachee Bay Or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach To Ochlockonee River Fl Out To 20nm (11) Apalachicola To Destin Fl 20 To 60nm (4) Apalachicola To Destin Fl Out 20nm (134) Atchafalaya R To Cameron La 20 To 60nm (54) Atchafalaya R To Cameron La Out 20nm (45) Atchafalaya R To Intracoastal City La 20 To 60nm (123) Atchafalaya R To Intracoastal City La Out 20nm (202) Atchafalaya River To Intracoastal City La Out 20nm (3) Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays (1) Baffin Bay To Point Mansfield Tx Ext From 20 To 60nm (1) Baffin Bay To Point Mansfield Tx Out 20nm (1) Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre (65) Bayside and Gulfside From Craig Key To Halfmoon Shoal Out To 5 Fathoms (59) Bayside and Gulfside From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge (211) Bonita Beach To Englewood Fl 20 To 60nm (14) Bonita Beach To Englewood Fl Out 20nm (126) Breton Sound (14) Calcasieu Lake (32) Cameron La To High Is Tx 20 To 60nm (107) Cameron La To High Is Tx Out 20nm (90) Cameron La To High Island Tx Out 20nm (11) Chandeleur Sound (9) Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound (91) Choctawhatchee Bay (20) Chokoloskee To Bonita Beach Fl 20 To 60nm (25) Chokoloskee To Bonita Beach Fl Out 20nm (217) Coastal Waters From Baffin Bay To Pt Mansfield Tx Out 20 Nm (21) Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Englewood Fl Out 20 Nm (75) Coastal Waters From Boothville Louisiana To Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River Out 20 Nm (143) Coastal Waters From Cameron La To High Island Tx Out 20 Nm (209) Coastal Waters From Destin Fl To Pensacola Fl Out 20 Nm (25) Coastal Waters From Intracoastal City To Cameron La Out 20 Nm (182) Coastal Waters From Lower Atchafalaya River To Intracoastal City La Out 20 Nm (3) Coastal Waters From Mexico Beach To Apalachicola Out 20 Nm (121) Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River To Apalachicola Fl Out To 20 Nm (361) Coastal Waters From Okaloosa-walton County Line To Mexico Beach Out 20nm (16) Coastal Waters From Okaloosa-walton County Line To Pensacola Fl Out 20 Nm (90) Coastal Waters From Oklaloosa-walton County Line To Mexico Beach Out 20 Nm (363) Coastal Waters From Pascagoula Mississippi To Stake Island Louisiana From 20 To 60 Nm (105) Coastal Waters From Pascagoula Mississippi To Stake Island Louisiana Out 20 Nm (6) Coastal Waters From Pensacola Fl To Pascagoula Ms Out 20 Nm (110) Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana To Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana From 20 To 60 Nm (46) Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana To Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana Out 20 Nm (38) Coastal Waters From Pt Mansfield To Rio Grande River Tx Out 20nm (53) Coastal Waters From Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River To Port Fourchon Louisiana From 20 To 60 Nm (79) Coastal Waters From Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River To Port Fourchon Louisiana Out 20 Nm (201) Coastal Waters From Stake Island Louisiana To Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River From 20 To 60 Nm (40) Coastal Waters From Suwannee River To Keaton Beach Out To 20 Nm (89) Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays (49) Corpus Christi To Baffin Bay (753) Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays (119) Craig Key To the W End of the 7 Mile Bridge 20 To 60nm (7) Craig Key To the W End of the 7 Mile Bridge Out 20nm (224) Destin To Pensacola Fl 20 To 60nm (54) Destin To Pensacola Fl Out 20nm (131) E Cp Sable To Chokoloskee 20 To 60nm (1) E Cp Sable To Chokoloskee Fl Out 20nm (14) Eastern Choctawatchee Bay (16) Englewood To Tarpon Springs Fl 20 To 60nm (23) Englewood To Tarpon Springs Fl Out 20nm (903) Florida Bay (195) Florida Bay Including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound (81) Florida Bay Including Blackwater and Buttonwood Sounds (13) Freeport To Matagorda Ship Channel Out 20nm (2) Freeport To Matagorda Ship Chnl 20 To 60nm (65) Freeport To Matagorda Ship Chnl Out 20nm (131) Galveston Bay (668) Gulf Side of the Lower Keys Out 20nm (194) Gulf Waters From East Cape Sable To Chokoloskee 20 To 60 Nm Out and Beyond 5 Fathoms (1) Gulf of America From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To 5 Fathoms (20) Gulf of Mexico From East Cape Sable To Chokoloskee 20 To 60 Nm Out and Beyond 5 Fathoms (176) Gulf of Mexico From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To 5 Fathoms (371) Gulf of Mexico Including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel (94) Hawk Channel From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge Out To the Reef (348) Hawk Channel From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out To the Reef (562) Hawk Channel From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To Halfmoon Shoal Out To the Reef (782) High Is To Freeport Tx 20 To 60nm (8) High Is To Freeport Tx Out 20nm (617) High Island To Freeport Tx Out 20nm (8) Intracoastal City La To Cameron La 20 To 60nm (86) Intracoastal City La To Cameron La Out 20nm (52) Key W To Dry Tortugas Waters (283) Laguna Madre From 5nm N of Pt Mansfield To Baffin Bay Tx (75) Laguna Madre From 5nm North of Point Mansfield To Baffin Bay Tx (2) Laguna Madre From Arroyo Colorado To 5nm N of Pt Mansfield Tx (12) Laguna Madre From Port of Brownsville To Arroyo Colorado (138) Lake Borgne (137) Lake Ponchartrain and Lake Maurepas (601) Matagorda Bay (130) Matagorda Ship Chnl To Pt Aransas Out 20nm (100) Matagorda Ship Chnl To Pt Aransas Tx 20 To 60nm (73) Matagorda Ship Chnl To Pt Aransas Tx 20nm To 60nm (15) Mississippi Sound (332) Mobile Bay (248) North Mobile Bay (134) Ocean Reef To Craig Key Fl 20 To 60nm (2) Ocean Reef To Craig Key Fl Out 20nm (190) Pascagoula Ms To Sw Pass of Ms R 20 To 60nm (94) Pascagoula Ms To Sw Pass of Ms R Out 20nm (165) Pascagoula Ms To Sw Pass of Ms River Out 20nm (1) Pensacola Bay Area Including Santa Rosa Sound (164) Pensacola Fl To Pascagoula Ms 20 To 60nm (72) Pensacola Fl To Pascagoula Ms Out 20nm (241) Perdido Bay Area (45) Pt Aransas To Baffin Bay Tx 20 To 60nm (58) Pt Aransas To Baffin Bay Tx Out 20nm (274) Pt O'connor To Aransas Pass (335) Sabine Lake (45) San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays (39) South Mobile Bay (142) St. Andrews Bay Waterways (10) Straits of Florida From Craig Key To West End of Seven Mile Bridge Out 20 Nm (10) Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key 20 To 60 Nm Out (2) Straits of Florida From Ocean Reef To Craig Key Out 20 Nm (18) Straits of Florida From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To South of Halfmoon Shoal 20 To 60 Nm Out (4) Straits of Florida From West End of Seven Mile Bridge To South of Halfmoon Shoal Out 20 Nm (31) Suwannee R To Apalachicola Fl 20 To 60nm (12) Suwannee R To Apalachicola Fl Out 20nm (18) Suwannee River To Apalachicola Fl Out 20nm (8) Sw Pass of the Mississippi River To Atchafalaya River La Out 20nm (1) Sw Pass of the Ms R To Atchafalaya R La 20 To 60nm (8) Sw Pass of the Ms R To Atchafalaya R La Out 20nm (232) Tampa Bay (1,258) Tarpon Springs To Suwannee River Fl 20 To 60nm (2) Tarpon Springs To Suwannee River Fl Out 20nm (276) Vermilion Bay (18) W End of the 7 Mile Bridge To Key W 20 To 60nm (3) W End of the 7 Mile Bridge To Key W Out 20nm (244) Waters From Baffin Bay To Pt Mansfield Tx Ext From 20 To 60nm (63) Waters From Destin Fl To Pensacola Fl From 20 To 60 Nm (4) Waters From Mexico Beach To Apalachicola Fl 20 To 60 Nm (10) Waters From Okaloosa-walton County Line To Mexico Beach Fl 20 To 60 Nm (6) Waters From Okaloosa-walton County Line To Pensacola Fl 20 To 60 Nm (4) Waters From Pensacola Fl To Pascagoula Ms From 20 To 60 Nm (8) Waters From Pt Mansfield To Rio Grande Tx Ext From 20 To 60nm (7) West End of the 7 Mile Bridge To Key West Out 20nm (2) Western Choctawatchee Bay (78)