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Hobe Sound, Florida

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Port Salerno-Hobe Sound census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33455. The Survey maps it on the Gomez quadrangle. 13,163 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 20 feet above sea level.

Hobe Sound within Martin County

Then and now

1948 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hobe Sound, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Hobe Sound, surveyed 1948

On record in Hobe Sound

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Hobe Sound grew from 11,521 to 13,163 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201011,521
202013,163+1,642 (+14%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

81 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Hobe Sound between 1992 and 2018, burning about 4,098 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Equipment and vehicle use7
Debris and open burning6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 September 2005Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMA-SUGAR PINE FIRE-1145
2 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
3 August 2005Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreHobe Sound National Wildlife RefugeLINE DOWN
2 August 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceBRIDGE (43)
15 August 2011Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceWOODLAKE LANE (43)
15 August 2010Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest Service(MA) ATLANTIC RIDGE (462)
8 July 2004Natural70 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSEABRANCH
7 July 2004Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Service976-THE GOLF

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Martin County

Storms near this place

27 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hobe Sound in 27 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 tornado, 3 funnel cloud. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2015LightningHobe Sound2 hurtA thunderstorm with infrequent lightning produced a strike which hit a construction crane and injured two nearby workers. The two men were transported to a nearby hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
January 2014Thunderstorm WindHobe Sound$150,000A NWS Storm Survey confirmed a zone of straight-line wind damage approximately aligned northeast to southwest, approximately one-third of a mile long and up to about 300 feet wide, affecting the Woodbridge Mobile Home park in the town of Hobe Sound. Twenty mobile homes sustained wind damage. Carports and awnings were removed from homes, and several homes had parts of their metal roofs peeled back. Two large trees sustained damage, primarily from debris impact. Damage estimates totalled $150,000.
October 2024Tornado (EF0)Hobe Sound$100,000Using a combination of reports from Martin County Emergency Management and radar dual polarimetric data, the National Weather Service in Melbourne can confirm that a tornado moved northward out of Jupiter (Palm Beach County) and into far southern Martin County. This is associated with the Palm Beach Gardens tornado that was recorded by the National Weather Service Miami Office. ||Radar data suggests the circulation was weakening as it moved into Martin County before crossing I-95 around Mile Marker 91. A report from Florida Highway Patrol indicated the tornado produced tree damage and flipped a tractor trailer at this location. The tornado subsequently moved into Jonathan Dickinson State Park where it believed to have lifted.
March 2004Tornado (F0)Hobe Sound$20,000An F0 tornado touched down briefly along US Highway 708 about 5 miles west of Hobe Sound. The tornado struck an animal hospital, damaging the roof of the structure, overturning a small trailer and damaging the roof of a barn. A few trees were also blown down
August 2012FloodHobe Sound$15,000Persistent heavy rainbands from Tropical Storm Isaac produced widespread urban and lowland flooding across much of the county. Rainfall from the morning of August 26 until the evening of August 27 averaged 5 to 10 inches, with isolated totals of 12 to 14 inches, most of which fell during the morning and afternoon of August 27. The most significant impacts occurred in and near Jensen Beach, Stuart, Palm City, and Port Salerno. Several roads became temporarily impassible due to standing water. Water entered one complex in Palm City, comprised of multiple businesses.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindHobe Sound$10,000A localized damaging wind event occurred in Tequesta during a strong thunderstorm, with maximum winds of near 55 mph. Several power-poles sustained damage along with numerous power-lines being knocked down. A tree was also toppled. Photos from local emergency management and news media were obtained along with information from an eyewitness.
March 2004Tornado (F0)Hobe Sound$10,000The F0 tornado that touched down to the west lifted for about five miles and then touched down briefly in the Banner Lake area of Hobe Sound near the intersection of Federal Highway and US Highway 708. The only reported damage was a few downed trees and power lines.
June 2024Tornado (EF1)Hobe Sound-The tornado touched down in a wooded area to the west of US-1 around 10:37 AM, very near the Island Mall shopping plaza. The system crossed US-1 where it continued to produced a swath of mainly vegetative damage, with numerous trees felled within the parking lot of a second shopping plaza. The circulation moved east toward A1A where additional damage to softwood and hardwood trees was noted in the vicinity of Hobe Sound Elementary School.||The most notable damage was along Bridge Road just before where the road crosses the Indian River Lagoon. Here, a total of 20 to 25 large ficus trees were toppled (uprooted) as a result of wind gusts that peaked between 85 to 95 mph. The tornado moved over the Indian River Lagoon and into Jupiter Island where more trees were|felled from peak winds of 75 to 85 mph. Finally, the circulation moved into the Atlantic Ocean where it briefly became a waterspout before dissipating.||The vast majority of damage related to this tornado was confined to vegetation, most notably hardwood and softwood trees. Only minor structural damage, including a home|with torn shingles and a grocery store with limited roof damage, was noted during the survey.
April 2021HailHobe Sound-Local broadcast media reported golf ball sized hail in Hobe Sound.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindHobe Sound-Local broadcast media reported a large tree was downed across Southeast Duncan Street and Southeast Flamingo Street in Hobe Sound, blocking the road. Numerous other trees sustained minor to moderate damage in the area.
April 2018HailHobe Sound-A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail in Hobe Sound.
April 2016HailHobe Sound-An Emergency Management official reported dime size hail in Hobe Sound as a strong thunderstorm affected the area.
September 2015Heavy RainHobe Sound-Multi-day rainfall totals reached 6-12 inches across much of eastern Martin County. The highest measured rain gauge totals were 8.49 inches near Hobe Sound and 8.01 inches at the Stuart COOP site. Temporary flooding of roadways, parking lots and yards occurred as retention ponds and drainage canals overflowed their banks.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindHobe Sound-A weather spotter in Hobe Sound estimated wind gusts of 60 mph and small hail as a severe thunderstorm moved east across the area.
June 2008Funnel CloudHobe Sound-Martin County Sheriff's Office reported a funnel cloud over Hobe Sound.
August 2007FloodHobe Sound-Heavy rain over Martin County produced flooded roads in Palm City and near Stuart. Spotters reported four to six inches of rainfall from Indiantown to the coast.
June 2006Funnel CloudHobe Sound-A funnel cloud was reported west of Hobe Sound.
May 2005Funnel CloudHobe Sound-The public reported a funnel cloud over Hobe Sound.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindHobe Sound-Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree in Hobe Sound.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindHobe Sound-Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in the Hobe Sound and Stuart areas.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindHobe Sound-Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines in Hobe Sound.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindHobe Sound-Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines and produced one inch hail in Hobe Sound. Falling trees damaged one home and hail cracked car windshields.
May 2007HailHobe Sound-no account filed
May 2005HailHobe Sound-no account filed
May 2005HailHobe Sound-no account filed
March 2003HailHobe Sound-no account filed
March 1998HailHobe Sound-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Martin County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Gomez1.8 miles18
Jupiter Island2.7 miles17
Pinelake Gardens Estates5.1 miles18
Fruita5.1 miles16
Hell Gate6.3 miles15
Blowing Rocks6.4 miles15
Port Salerno6.8 miles16
Coral Gardens6.8 miles16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Hobe SoundAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2461671The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 284064. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.