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On October 4, with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h), Matthew made landfall in Haiti near Les Anglais. Weakening slightly, Matthew then made landfall near Maisí in Cuba. The storm started to accelerate, passingly through The Bahamas. Matthew then moved parallel to the coast of Florida, coming within just 20 miles (32 km) or so from coming ashore.
Around 15:00 UTC on October 8, the hurricane made landfall at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, near McClellanville, South Carolina, with winds of 85 mph (137 km/h) and a central pressure of 963 mbar (28.4 inHg), which made it the strongest to strike the United States in terms of pressure since Irene in 2011, and the first hurricane to make ...
Hurricane Michael making landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane on October 10, 2018. In the 21st century, 80 tropical and subtropical cyclones, their remnants, and their precursors have affected the U.S. state of Florida. Collectively, cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in more than $236 billion in damage ...
Critically for Tallahassee, the eastern Panhandle, and the Big Bend, hurricane-force winds associated with Helene’s core extend almost 60 miles east and 45 miles west of the center of circulation.
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
Hurricane Matthew is expected to make landfall or near landfall on Florida's east coast Thursday night. The deadly category 4 hurricane has already left much of the Caribbean nations in shambles.
The strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall on the state was the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, which crossed the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 millibars (26.3 inHg); it is also the strongest hurricane on record to strike the United States. Out of the ten most intense landfalling United States hurricanes, four struck Florida at peak strength.
Life-threatening storm surge and dangerous winds are becoming increasingly likely for portions of Florida, the Monday 8 p.m. advisory says.