Hurricanes near Cape Coral, FL
Hurricanes
7
5 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
17
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
5
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 17 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Cape Coral. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Ian in 2022. The strongest was Ian in 2022, with winds near 161 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 | Ian Sep | Category 5 | 161 | 10 |
| 2020 | Sally Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 54 |
| 2018 | Gordon Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 46 |
| 2017 | Irma Sep | Category 3 | 115 | 18 |
| 2017 | Emily Jul | Tropical storm | 40 | 59 |
| 2008 | Fay Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 40 |
| 2005 | Wilma Oct | Category 3 | 121 | 54 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Category 4 | 150 | 11 |
| 2001 | Gabrielle Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 49 |
| 1999 | Harvey Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 49 |
| 1998 | Mitch Nov | Tropical storm | 63 | 28 |
| 1994 | Gordon Nov | Tropical storm | 52 | 11 |
| 1990 | Marco Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 38 |
| 1988 | Keith Nov | Tropical storm | 63 | 57 |
| 1985 | Bob Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 18 |
| 1981 | Dennis Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 50 |
| 1969 | Jenny Oct | Tropical storm | 46 | 24 |
| 1968 | Abby Jun | Tropical storm | 63 | 18 |
| 1966 | Unnamed Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 47 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 3 | 121 | 10 |
| 1959 | Judith Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 7 |
| 1953 | Hazel Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 8 |
| 1951 | How Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 7 |
| 1950 | Easy Sep | Category 1 | 92 | 59 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 2 |
| 1960s | 1 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 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 Cape Coral 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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