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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Clearwater, FL

Hurricanes

7

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Clearwater. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Milton in 2024. The strongest was Milton in 2024, 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
2024Milton OctCategory 312140
2022Nicole NovTropical storm5850
2021Elsa JulTropical storm6946
2020Eta NovTropical storm6341
2017Irma SepCategory 18138
2017Emily JulTropical storm5833
2007Barry JunTropical storm4013
2004Frances SepTropical storm6921
2004Jeanne SepCategory 18136
2001Gabrielle SepTropical storm6946
2000Gordon SepCategory 17559
1995Erin AugTropical storm6930
1990Marco OctTropical storm5810
1988Keith NovTropical storm6346
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5246
1982Unnamed JunTropical storm4637
1968Gladys OctCategory 29830
1966Unnamed JulTropical storm4617
1966Alma JunCategory 210451
1959Unnamed JunTropical storm462
1950Easy SepCategory 312131

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s21
1970s00
1980s03
1990s02
2000s23
2010s11
2020s13

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 Clearwater 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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