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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Dover, FL

Hurricanes

9

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

6

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 9 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Dover. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Milton in 2024. The strongest was Charley in 2004, 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
2024Milton OctCategory 312124
2022Nicole NovTropical storm6328
2017Irma SepCategory 1867
2017Emily JulTropical storm5834
2004Frances SepCategory 1755
2004Jeanne SepCategory 19213
2004Charley AugCategory 312734
2001Gabrielle SepTropical storm6920
1995Erin AugTropical storm6920
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4038
1990Marco OctTropical storm5841
1988Keith NovTropical storm6332
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5223
1968Gladys OctCategory 29854
1968Abby JunTropical storm5847
1966Unnamed JulTropical storm4649
1960Donna SepCategory 29828
1960Florence SepTropical storm4018
1959Unnamed JunTropical storm4617
1950King OctCategory 18655
1950Easy SepCategory 210917

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s21
1960s23
1970s00
1980s02
1990s03
2000s31
2010s11
2020s11

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 Dover 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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