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October 10 — Hurricane Michael made landfall at 17:30 UTC near Mexico Beach, Florida with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (255 km/h), making it the strongest hurricane on record to strike the Florida panhandle, and the first Category 5 hurricane to hit the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
August 13, 1971– A tropical depression strikes Fort Myers, turns to the northwest into the Gulf of Mexico, intensifies as it turned to the northeast, and moves ashore near Steinhatchee. The depression produces hurricane-force wind gusts at Cedar Key and drops rainfall of over 8 inches (203 mm), resulting in some coastal flooding. [45]
More storms hit Florida than any other U.S. state, [1] and since 1851 only eighteen hurricane seasons passed without a known storm impacting the state. Collectively, cyclones that hit the region have resulted in over 10,000 deaths, most of which occurred prior to the start of hurricane hunter flights in 1943.
Fort Myers Beach bridge roadways were inundated when Hurricane Helene moved through the area on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. A view of Fort Myers Beach after Hurricane Helene moved through.
A member of a search and rescue team confirms to teammates the discovery of a body in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Sept. 30, two days after Hurricane Ian hit Florida's west coast. (El Nuevo Herald ...
Flooding hit Fort Myers Beach as Hurricane Milton made landfall along Florida's west coast. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Milton barreled into Florida's west coast Wednesday.
[12] [13] Much of the damage was from flooding brought about by a storm surge of 10–15 ft (3.0–4.6 m). [14] The cities of Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and Naples were particularly hard hit, leaving millions without power in the storm's wake and numerous inhabitants forced to take refuge on their roofs.
The hurricane produces heavy rainfall, which causes damaging flooding along crop fields. Heavy damage is also reported from Fort Myers to Sarasota, and statewide damage from the hurricane totals about $31 million (1947 USD, $300 million 2008 USD). The hurricane causes 11 direct fatalities in the state, and is indirectly responsible for six more.