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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Butler Beach, FL

Hurricanes

8

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

20

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 20 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Butler Beach. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Matthew in 2016. The strongest was Matthew in 2016, with winds near 121 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Eta NovTropical storm4651
2016Matthew OctCategory 312135
2016Julia SepTropical storm5214
2012Beryl MayTropical storm6926
2008Fay AugTropical storm6332
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm5259
2005Tammy OctTropical storm5212
2004Charley AugCategory 18620
2002Edouard SepTropical storm4029
1988Chris AugTropical storm5245
1985Isabel OctTropical storm4635
1985Bob JulCategory 17550
1984Diana SepTropical storm6952
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5242
1982Unnamed JunTropical storm6324
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4629
1979David SepCategory 29824
1968Gladys OctCategory 1861
1968Dolly AugTropical storm4056
1968Abby JunTropical storm698
1968Brenda JunTropical storm4022
1965Unnamed OctTropical storm6329
1964Dora SepCategory 21097
1964Cleo AugTropical storm634
1960Donna SepCategory 18617
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm5850
1950King OctCategory 18153
1950Easy SepTropical storm4629

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s35
1970s10
1980s16
1990s00
2000s14
2010s12
2020s01

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 Butler Beach 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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