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Hurricane Erin was the first hurricane to strike the contiguous United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The fifth tropical cyclone , fifth named storm , and second hurricane of the unusually active 1995 Atlantic hurricane season , Erin developed from a tropical wave near the southeastern Bahamas on July 31.
13:30 UTC (8:30 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Erin strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) as its eyewall makes landfall near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. [15] 16:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Erin weakens into a Category 1 hurricane due to interaction with Santa Rosa Island. [15]
The remnants re-organized into a tropical depression the next day, and Erin strengthened into a hurricane on September 9 while moving northwestward. This was the latest date for the first hurricane of the season since Hurricane Diana on September 10, 1984. [1] Erin quickly intensified and reached peak winds of 120 mph (190 km/h) later on ...
August 2, 1995: Hurricane Erin: During the early morning of August 2, Erin made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the east side of Florida, crossing between Vero Beach and Sebastian Inlet. The ...
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 .
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 ...
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.
In recent days Central Florida has become ground zero to severe storms bringing destructive hail and damaging winds.