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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Alva, FL

Hurricanes

8

5 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

4

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Alva. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Ian in 2022. The strongest was Ian in 2022, with winds near 155 mph as it went by. Most came in October.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2022Ian SepCategory 415522
2017Irma SepCategory 31157
2017Emily JulTropical storm4054
2008Fay AugTropical storm6922
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4043
2005Wilma OctCategory 312149
2004Charley AugCategory 415032
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5857
1998Mitch NovTropical storm6319
1994Gordon NovTropical storm526
1985Bob JulTropical storm4623
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4029
1969Jenny OctTropical storm466
1968Abby JunTropical storm6335
1964Isbell OctCategory 29858
1960Donna SepCategory 312114
1959Judith OctTropical storm637
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm6358
1953Hazel OctCategory 18615
1951How OctTropical storm637
1950King OctCategory 210447

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s23
1960s22
1970s00
1980s02
1990s03
2000s22
2010s11
2020s10

From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), Atlantic and eastern Pacific, through 2025. A storm counts when its center came within 60 miles of the middle of Alva at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.

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