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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Florida City, FL

Hurricanes

10

4 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

7

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 10 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Florida City. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Katrina in 2005. The strongest was Andrew in 1992, with winds near 167 mph as it went by. Most came in October.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Eta NovTropical storm6340
2020Sally SepTropical storm408
2018Gordon SepTropical storm5828
2010Bonnie JulTropical storm406
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4622
2005Katrina AugCategory 18122
1999Irene OctCategory 18130
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5855
1992Andrew AugCategory 51675
1991Fabian OctTropical storm4643
1987Floyd OctCategory 17522
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4046
1976Dottie AugTropical storm4036
1966Inez OctCategory 29829
1965Betsy SepCategory 311531
1964Isbell OctCategory 210456
1964Cleo AugCategory 210929
1960Donna SepCategory 414448
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm638
1953Unnamed OctTropical storm4049
1952Unnamed FebTropical storm6339
1950King OctCategory 413222

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s13
1960s50
1970s01
1980s11
1990s22
2000s11
2010s02
2020s02

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 Florida City 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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