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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Hurlburt Field, FL

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Hurricanes

9

4 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 9 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Hurlburt Field. That's a hurricane about once every 8 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 210948
2018Alberto MayTropical storm5241
2009Claudette AugTropical storm529
2008Fay AugTropical storm4624
2005Dennis JulCategory 312722
2005Arlene JunTropical storm5847
2001Barry AugTropical storm6922
2000Helene SepTropical storm587
1998Earl SepCategory 18655
1997Danny JulTropical storm6942
1995Opal OctCategory 312118
1995Erin AugCategory 29825
1994Alberto JulTropical storm6313
1985Juan OctTropical storm6351
1985Elena SepCategory 312158
1975Eloise SepCategory 312725
1969Unnamed OctTropical storm525
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm586
1959Irene OctTropical storm4652
1957Debbie SepTropical storm4030
1956Flossy SepCategory 19210
1953Florence SepCategory 19232
1953Alice JunTropical storm5249

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s23
1960s02
1970s10
1980s11
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 Hurlburt Field 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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