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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Florida Gulf Coast University, 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 Florida Gulf Coast University. 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

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2022Ian SepCategory 516127
2020Sally SepTropical storm4049
2018Gordon SepTropical storm6343
2017Irma SepCategory 31155
2008Fay AugTropical storm6923
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4050
2005Wilma OctCategory 312137
2004Charley AugCategory 415028
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5839
1998Mitch NovTropical storm6310
1994Gordon NovTropical storm529
1992Andrew AugCategory 413256
1990Marco OctTropical storm6352
1985Bob JulTropical storm466
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4035
1969Jenny OctTropical storm466
1968Abby JunTropical storm6337
1966Unnamed JulTropical storm4659
1964Isbell OctCategory 210450
1960Donna SepCategory 31273
1959Judith OctTropical storm6323
1953Hazel OctCategory 18625
1951How OctTropical storm6322

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s23
1970s00
1980s02
1990s14
2000s22
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 Florida Gulf Coast University 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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