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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Destin, FL

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Hurricanes

9

4 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 9 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Destin. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Dennis in 2005. The strongest was Dennis in 2005, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2018Alberto MayTropical storm5228
2009Claudette AugTropical storm521
2008Fay AugTropical storm4621
2005Dennis JulCategory 312735
2001Barry AugTropical storm6910
2000Helene SepTropical storm5210
1998Earl SepCategory 18644
1997Danny JulTropical storm5257
1995Opal OctCategory 311532
1995Erin AugCategory 29833
1994Beryl AugTropical storm5858
1994Alberto JulTropical storm631
1985Elena SepCategory 312759
1975Eloise SepCategory 312711
1972Agnes JunCategory 17556
1969Unnamed OctTropical storm5219
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5817
1957Debbie SepTropical storm4019
1956Flossy SepCategory 1925
1953Florence SepCategory 29818
1953Alice JunTropical storm5234

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s02
1970s20
1980s10
1990s33
2000s14
2010s01
2020s00

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 Destin 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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