Hurricanes near Estero, FL
Hurricanes
8
6 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
15
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
5
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 15 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Estero. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Ian in 2022. The strongest was Ian in 2022, with winds near 161 mph as it went by. Most came in October.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ian Sep | Category 5 | 161 | 29 |
| 2020 | Sally Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 46 |
| 2018 | Gordon Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 40 |
| 2017 | Irma Sep | Category 3 | 115 | 8 |
| 2008 | Fay Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 24 |
| 2006 | Ernesto Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 52 |
| 2005 | Wilma Oct | Category 3 | 121 | 35 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Category 4 | 150 | 28 |
| 1999 | Harvey Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 36 |
| 1998 | Mitch Nov | Tropical storm | 63 | 9 |
| 1994 | Gordon Nov | Tropical storm | 52 | 8 |
| 1992 | Andrew Aug | Category 4 | 132 | 52 |
| 1990 | Marco Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 50 |
| 1985 | Bob Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 6 |
| 1981 | Dennis Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 37 |
| 1969 | Jenny Oct | Tropical storm | 46 | 8 |
| 1968 | Abby Jun | Tropical storm | 63 | 36 |
| 1966 | Unnamed Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 56 |
| 1964 | Isbell Oct | Category 2 | 104 | 49 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 3 | 127 | 3 |
| 1959 | Judith Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 26 |
| 1953 | Hazel Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 26 |
| 1951 | How Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 24 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 2 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
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 Estero 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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