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The 1997 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average hurricane season. It officially began on June 1, [ 1 ] and lasted until November 30 of that year. [ 2 ] These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin .
Hurricane Andrew causes $25.5 billion in damage (1992 USD, $39.2 billion 2008 USD) in south Florida and 15 direct deaths. At the time, Andrew was the costliest North Atlantic hurricane in the history of the United States, though has since dropped to eighth after Hurricanes Katrina , Ike , Irma , Maria , Sandy , Ida and Harvey .
Hurricane-wise the 1940s were among the state's busiest decades: 11 hurricanes struck from 1944–50, six of them major, including five Category 4 hurricanes in South Florida. Storms catalyzed development: impacts radiated societally, broaching complex political and socioeconomic topics, and lead to epochal changes such as flood control and ...
A race in the NASCAR All Pro series at the Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida scheduled to be held on July 19 was postponed to September 13, 1997, due to Hurricane Danny. [18] By the time Danny reached Georgia and the Carolinas , its potential impact had weakened, though it still managed to produce 8–12 inches (200–300 mm) of rain as ...
Florida's hurricane season spans six months, from June 1 to November 30. While this period covers half the year, the most intense storm activity typically occurs from mid-August to late October ...
August 13 – Hurricane Charley struck southwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, the strongest landfall in the continental United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Its eye crossed Cayo Costa and later the mainland at Punta Gorda, before crossing the state with much of its intensity retained. A wind gust of 173 mph (278 km/h) was ...
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Hurricane Ian was catastrophic for Florida. Global warming may be why we're seeing more of these type of "500-year" storms that now happen frequently.