Hurricanes near Bushnell, FL
Hurricanes
7
1 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
15
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
5
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 15 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Bushnell. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Irma in 2017. The strongest was Easy in 1950, with winds near 121 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nicole Nov | Tropical storm | 63 | 14 |
| 2020 | Eta Nov | Tropical storm | 58 | 59 |
| 2017 | Irma Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 15 |
| 2016 | Julia Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 59 |
| 2008 | Fay Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 57 |
| 2004 | Frances Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 41 |
| 2004 | Jeanne Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 20 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Category 1 | 86 | 43 |
| 2001 | Gabrielle Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 40 |
| 1995 | Erin Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 29 |
| 1995 | Jerry Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 8 |
| 1990 | Marco Oct | Tropical storm | 46 | 56 |
| 1984 | Isidore Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 9 |
| 1982 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 36 |
| 1968 | Gladys Oct | Category 2 | 98 | 23 |
| 1966 | Unnamed Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 60 |
| 1965 | Unnamed Oct | Tropical storm | 58 | 16 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 34 |
| 1959 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 25 |
| 1953 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 22 |
| 1950 | King Oct | Category 1 | 81 | 30 |
| 1950 | Easy Sep | Category 3 | 121 | 23 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 2 |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
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 Bushnell 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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