No active hurricanes threatening Naples right now

Could the next one hit soon? 207 hurricanes have impacted the Naples area since 1852 — set up free alerts so you'll have time to prepare when one's on the way.

207
Hurricanes affecting Naples area
2024
Most recent
160 kt
Strongest peak winds
3 mi
Closest approach
Local note: Naples’ low-lying Gulf Coast location and proximity to a shallow continental shelf make storm surge the primary hazard, as shown by catastrophic surge and wind impacts from Hurricane Ian (2022) and frequent close approaches historically.

Coverage on this page applies broadly to the Naples area — including Vanderbilt Beach, Marco Island, Goodland, Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel. Tropical storms rarely respect city limits.

When do hurricanes typically threaten the Naples area?

Distribution of 207 hurricanes that have come within 150 mi of Naples, by month of closest approach.

J
1 F
M
A
4 M
22 J
14 J
45 A
53 S
55 O
12 N
1 D

Recent notable storms affecting the Naples area

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach
2024 MILTON Cat 5 155 kt 98 mi
2024 DEBBY Cat 1 70 kt 148 mi
2023 IDALIA Cat 4 115 kt 187 mi
2022 IAN Cat 5 140 kt 46 mi
2022 NICOLE Cat 1 65 kt 129 mi
2021 ELSA Cat 1 75 kt 82 mi
2020 SALLY Cat 2 95 kt 39 mi
2020 ETA Cat 4 130 kt 82 mi
2020 ISAIAS Cat 1 80 kt 146 mi
2017 IRMA Cat 5 155 kt 18 mi
2016 HERMINE Cat 1 70 kt 163 mi
2016 MATTHEW Cat 5 145 kt 168 mi
2014 ARTHUR Cat 2 85 kt 186 mi
2012 ISAAC Cat 1 70 kt 137 mi
2006 ERNESTO Cat 1 65 kt 50 mi
Hurricane-strength storms (Cat 1+) since 2006 that came within 200 miles of Naples. 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 Naples

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach Date of Closest
1969 JENNY TS 40 kt 3 mi Oct 02, 1969
1991 ANA TS 45 kt 4 mi Jun 30, 1991
1998 MITCH Cat 5 155 kt 8 mi Nov 05, 1998
1861 UNNAMED Cat 1 70 kt 10 mi Nov 01, 1861
1870 UNNAMED Cat 2 90 kt 10 mi Oct 20, 1870
1878 UNNAMED TS 40 kt 10 mi Jul 02, 1878
1932 UNNAMED Cat 1 75 kt 10 mi Aug 30, 1932
1960 DONNA Cat 4 125 kt 11 mi Sep 10, 1960
1936 UNNAMED Cat 2 90 kt 12 mi Jul 29, 1936
1925 UNNAMED Cat 1 80 kt 13 mi Dec 01, 1925
Showing the 10 closest of 207 total storms within 150 mi of Naples since 1852.

If a hurricane threatens Naples

  1. Know your evacuation zone. Look up yours by address via your state or county emergency management office (Collier 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 Naples

Historical data: NOAA HURDAT2 Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific hurricane databases. Closest-approach calculated using great-circle distance between Naples (26.1377°N, 81.7966°W) and each 6-hourly observation. Storms are included if their center passed within 150 mi of Naples — impacts (wind, surge, rainfall) routinely extend much further.