| Rank | Year | Tornadoes | Waterspouts | |
| 1 | Hurricane Ivan | 2004 | 127 | 4 |
| 2 | Hurricane Beulah | 1967 | 115 | |
| 3 | Hurricane Frances | 2004 | 106 | |
| 4 | Hurricane Rita | 2005 | 92 | |
| 5 | Hurricane Andrew | 1992 | 61 | 2 |
| 6 | Hurricane Katrina | 2005 | 58 | 3 |
| 7 | Hurricane Georges | 1998 | 48 | 9 |
| 8 | Hurricane Gilbert | 1988 | 47 | |
| 9 | Hurricane Cindy | 2005 | 44 | |
| 10 | Hurricane Jeanne | 2004 | 42 | 1 |
| 11 | Hurricane Danny | 1985 | 39 | |
| 12 | Tropical Storm Beryl | 1994 | 37 | |
| 13 | Hurricane David | 1979 | 34 | |
| 14 | Tropical Storm Bill | 2003 | 34 | |
| 15 | Hurricane Agnes | 1972 | 32 | |
| 16 | Hurricane Opal | 1995 | 31 | |
| 17 | Hurricane Allen | 1980 | 29 | |
| 18 | Tropical Storm Allison | 2001 | 28 | 3 |
| 19 | Tropical Storm Josephine | 1996 | 27 | 1 |
| 20 | Hurricane Lili | 2002 | 27 | |
| 21 | Hurricane Charley | 2004 | 24 | 1 |
| 22 | Hurricane Alicia | 1983 | 22 | |
| 23 | Hurricane Audrey | 1957 | 21 | |
| 24 | Hurricane Carla | 1961 | 20 | |
| 25 | Hurricane Gaston | 2004 | 20 | 1 |