Hurricanes near Bartow, FL
Hurricanes
10
3 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
12
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
8
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 10 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Bartow. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Milton in 2024. The strongest was Charley in 2004, with winds near 132 mph as it went by. Most came in September.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Milton Oct | Category 3 | 115 | 6 |
| 2022 | Nicole Nov | Tropical storm | 69 | 16 |
| 2022 | Ian Sep | Category 3 | 127 | 40 |
| 2017 | Irma Sep | Category 1 | 92 | 17 |
| 2017 | Emily Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 27 |
| 2004 | Frances Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 3 |
| 2004 | Jeanne Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 1 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Category 4 | 132 | 9 |
| 2001 | Gabrielle Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 7 |
| 1995 | Erin Aug | Category 1 | 75 | 20 |
| 1995 | Jerry Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 25 |
| 1994 | Gordon Nov | Tropical storm | 52 | 60 |
| 1988 | Keith Nov | Tropical storm | 58 | 14 |
| 1984 | Isidore Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 11 |
| 1981 | Dennis Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 53 |
| 1968 | Abby Jun | Tropical storm | 58 | 25 |
| 1968 | Brenda Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 39 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 2 | 104 | 6 |
| 1960 | Florence Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 13 |
| 1959 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 33 |
| 1950 | King Oct | Category 1 | 92 | 33 |
| 1950 | Easy Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 27 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 |
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 Bartow 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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