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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Eglin AFB, FL

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Hurricanes

8

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

4

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Eglin AFB. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Sally in 2020. 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
2020Sally SepCategory 19256
2018Alberto MayTropical storm5231
2009Claudette AugTropical storm521
2008Fay AugTropical storm4618
2005Dennis JulCategory 312732
2005Arlene JunTropical storm5858
2001Barry AugTropical storm6912
2000Helene SepTropical storm524
1998Earl SepCategory 18650
1997Danny JulTropical storm5851
1995Opal OctCategory 311527
1995Erin AugCategory 29834
1994Alberto JulTropical storm635
1985Juan OctTropical storm5859
1975Eloise SepCategory 312715
1969Unnamed OctTropical storm5215
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5811
1957Debbie SepTropical storm4025
1956Flossy SepCategory 19210
1953Florence SepCategory 19223
1953Alice JunTropical storm5239

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s02
1970s10
1980s01
1990s32
2000s15
2010s01
2020s10

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 Eglin AFB 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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