No active hurricanes threatening Miami right now

Could the next one hit soon? 203 hurricanes have impacted the Miami area since 1852 — set up free alerts so you'll have time to prepare when one's on the way.

203
Hurricanes affecting Miami area
2022
Most recent
160 kt
Strongest peak winds
2 mi
Closest approach
Local note: Miami’s low-lying, highly developed barrier-island coastline makes storm surge and coastal flooding the dominant threats, with catastrophic surge and wind impacts from recent powerful storms such as Hurricane Irma (2017) and Hurricane Ian (2022) underscoring the city’s exposure.

Coverage on this page applies broadly to the Miami area — including Miami Beach, Key Biscayne, Opa Locka, Hialeah, North Miami Beach, Hallandale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines. Tropical storms rarely respect city limits.

When do hurricanes typically threaten the Miami area?

Distribution of 203 hurricanes that have come within 150 mi of Miami, by month of closest approach.

J
1 F
M
A
5 M
20 J
12 J
47 A
55 S
52 O
10 N
1 D

Recent notable storms affecting the Miami area

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach
2025 IMELDA Cat 1 80 kt 196 mi
2024 MILTON Cat 5 155 kt 174 mi
2022 NICOLE Cat 1 65 kt 108 mi
2022 IAN Cat 5 140 kt 132 mi
2021 ELSA Cat 1 75 kt 169 mi
2020 SALLY Cat 2 95 kt 12 mi
2020 ISAIAS Cat 1 80 kt 63 mi
2020 ETA Cat 4 130 kt 68 mi
2019 DORIAN Cat 5 160 kt 131 mi
2017 IRMA Cat 5 155 kt 94 mi
2016 MATTHEW Cat 5 145 kt 98 mi
2016 HERMINE Cat 1 70 kt 156 mi
2014 ARTHUR Cat 2 85 kt 134 mi
2012 ISAAC Cat 1 70 kt 162 mi
2011 IRENE Cat 3 105 kt 192 mi
Hurricane-strength storms (Cat 1+) since 2006 that came within 200 miles of Miami. Includes storms whose center stayed offshore or hit nearby cities — wind, surge, and rainfall impacts extend far beyond the storm's path.

All-time closest approaches to Miami

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach Date of Closest
1948 UNNAMED Cat 3 110 kt 2 mi Oct 06, 1948
1950 KING Cat 4 115 kt 6 mi Oct 18, 1950
1888 UNNAMED Cat 3 110 kt 6 mi Aug 16, 1888
1964 CLEO Cat 4 130 kt 6 mi Aug 27, 1964
1906 UNNAMED Cat 2 90 kt 8 mi Jun 17, 1906
1935 UNNAMED Cat 2 90 kt 10 mi Nov 04, 1935
2005 KATRINA Cat 5 150 kt 10 mi Aug 26, 2005
1904 UNNAMED Cat 1 70 kt 12 mi Oct 20, 1904
2020 SALLY Cat 2 95 kt 12 mi Sep 12, 2020
1916 UNNAMED Cat 2 95 kt 14 mi Aug 25, 1916
Showing the 10 closest of 203 total storms within 150 mi of Miami since 1852.

If a hurricane threatens Miami

  1. Know your evacuation zone. Look up yours by address via your state or county emergency management office (Miami-Dade County and surrounding areas).
  2. Set up alerts ahead of time. During an active storm, watches and warnings change every six hours. Email or text alerts from TropicalInfo give you the official NHC update the moment it's posted, with a plain-language summary.
  3. Prep your supplies before the storm is named. Stores empty out within hours of a watch. The 72-hour rule: water, food, batteries, fuel, medications, important documents. Our alerts can notify you of a storm long before it makes the news — giving you more time to get what you need before the panic-buying starts.
  4. Follow the cone, not the line. The forecast track is a best estimate — the cone shows where the center is likely to go. Impacts extend hundreds of miles from the center.

Set up free location-based alerts for Miami

Historical data: NOAA HURDAT2 Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific hurricane databases. Closest-approach calculated using great-circle distance between Miami (25.779°N, 80.1982°W) and each 6-hourly observation. Storms are included if their center passed within 150 mi of Miami — impacts (wind, surge, rainfall) routinely extend much further.