No active hurricanes threatening Stuart right now

Could the next one hit soon? 229 hurricanes have impacted the Stuart area since 1852 — set up free alerts so you'll have time to prepare when one's on the way.

229
Hurricanes affecting Stuart area
2024
Most recent
160 kt
Strongest peak winds
3 mi
Closest approach
Local note: Positioned on the Indian River Lagoon with low elevation and barrier islands offshore, Stuart's greatest hurricane hazard is storm surge and coastal flooding—recently punctuated by direct impacts from major storms such as Hurricane Ian (2019/2022 regional Cat 5s) and the near-miss of Bob (1985).

Coverage on this page applies broadly to the Stuart area — including Jensen Beach, Palm City, Port Salerno, Hobe Sound, Indiantown, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, North Palm Beach. Tropical storms rarely respect city limits.

When do hurricanes typically threaten the Stuart area?

Distribution of 229 hurricanes that have come within 150 mi of Stuart, by month of closest approach.

J
1 F
M
A
8 M
17 J
16 J
52 A
59 S
65 O
10 N
1 D

Recent notable storms affecting the Stuart area

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach
2025 IMELDA Cat 1 80 kt 182 mi
2024 MILTON Cat 5 155 kt 89 mi
2022 NICOLE Cat 1 65 kt 28 mi
2022 IAN Cat 5 140 kt 62 mi
2021 ELSA Cat 1 75 kt 186 mi
2020 ISAIAS Cat 1 80 kt 42 mi
2020 SALLY Cat 2 95 kt 110 mi
2020 ETA Cat 4 130 kt 161 mi
2019 DORIAN Cat 5 160 kt 105 mi
2019 HUMBERTO Cat 3 110 kt 172 mi
2017 IRMA Cat 5 155 kt 93 mi
2016 MATTHEW Cat 5 145 kt 49 mi
2014 ARTHUR Cat 2 85 kt 68 mi
2012 SANDY Cat 3 100 kt 188 mi
2011 IRENE Cat 3 105 kt 184 mi
Hurricane-strength storms (Cat 1+) since 2006 that came within 200 miles of Stuart. 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 Stuart

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach Date of Closest
1985 BOB Cat 1 65 kt 3 mi Jul 24, 1985
1939 UNNAMED Cat 1 65 kt 3 mi Aug 11, 1939
1979 DAVID Cat 5 150 kt 3 mi Sep 03, 1979
2004 FRANCES Cat 4 125 kt 3 mi Sep 05, 2004
2004 JEANNE Cat 3 105 kt 3 mi Sep 26, 2004
1871 UNNAMED Cat 3 100 kt 7 mi Aug 25, 1871
1891 UNNAMED TS 45 kt 7 mi Oct 07, 1891
1933 UNNAMED Cat 1 80 kt 7 mi Jul 30, 1933
1871 UNNAMED Cat 3 100 kt 8 mi Aug 17, 1871
1889 UNNAMED TS 50 kt 8 mi Oct 06, 1889
Showing the 10 closest of 229 total storms within 150 mi of Stuart since 1852.

If a hurricane threatens Stuart

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

Historical data: NOAA HURDAT2 Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific hurricane databases. Closest-approach calculated using great-circle distance between Stuart (27.1968°N, 80.2538°W) and each 6-hourly observation. Storms are included if their center passed within 150 mi of Stuart — impacts (wind, surge, rainfall) routinely extend much further.