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Sept. 10-11, 2017: Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest hurricanes on record in the Atlantic Ocean, hit the Florida Keys with 130 mph winds before making a second landfall at Marco Island.
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 ...
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 ...
Tracks of hurricanes over Florida from 1950 to 1974. 85 Atlantic tropical or subtropical cyclones have affected the U.S. state of Florida from 1950 to 1964. Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in about $7.04 billion (2017 USD) in damage, primarily from Hurricanes Donna and Dora.
According to Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach, eight major hurricanes have made landfall in Florida since 2000: Charley and Jeanne in 2004; Dennis and Wilma in 2005 ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Residents of Florida’s capital prepared to evacuate their homes and stocked up on sandbags, food and supplies Wednesday as Hurricane Helene sped toward the Gulf Coast as ...
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. [65] [66]
After Hurricane Idalia ripped across Taylor County – about 60 miles south of Tallahassee – in 2023, the McKinneys passed through on a trip. As they saw the familiar storm damage, Maggie said ...