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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Brandon, FL

Hurricanes

9

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 9 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Brandon. 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 127 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Milton OctCategory 312122
2022Nicole NovTropical storm6333
2017Irma SepCategory 18611
2017Emily JulTropical storm5830
2004Frances SepCategory 17510
2004Jeanne SepCategory 19218
2004Charley AugCategory 312736
2001Gabrielle SepTropical storm6922
1995Erin AugTropical storm6925
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4043
1990Marco OctTropical storm5837
1988Keith NovTropical storm6331
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5228
1982Unnamed JunTropical storm4660
1968Gladys OctCategory 29853
1968Abby JunTropical storm5848
1966Unnamed JulTropical storm4645
1960Donna SepCategory 29832
1960Florence SepTropical storm4013
1959Unnamed JunTropical storm4617
1950King OctCategory 18660
1950Easy SepCategory 210922

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s21
1960s23
1970s00
1980s03
1990s03
2000s31
2010s11
2020s11

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 Brandon 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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