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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near DeFuniak Springs, FL

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Hurricanes

7

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of DeFuniak Springs. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Michael in 2018. The strongest was Michael in 2018, with winds near 161 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Fred AugTropical storm5843
2018Michael OctCategory 516156
2018Alberto MayTropical storm523
2009Claudette AugTropical storm5231
2008Fay AugTropical storm468
2001Barry AugTropical storm6918
2000Helene SepTropical storm4612
1998Earl SepCategory 18649
1995Opal OctCategory 210945
1994Beryl AugTropical storm5853
1994Alberto JulTropical storm6310
1975Eloise SepCategory 312710
1972Agnes JunCategory 17551
1969Unnamed OctTropical storm4640
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5818
1957Debbie SepTropical storm4018
1956Flossy SepCategory 19213
1953Florence SepCategory 1921
1953Alice JunTropical storm5217

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s02
1970s20
1980s00
1990s22
2000s04
2010s11
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 DeFuniak Springs 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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