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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Indian River Shores, FL

Hurricanes

15

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

25

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

7

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 15 hurricanes and 25 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Indian River Shores. That's a hurricane about once every 5 years. The most recent hurricane was Milton in 2024. The strongest was Matthew in 2016, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in October.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Milton OctCategory 18151
2022Nicole NovCategory 1759
2022Ian SepCategory 18637
2022Alex JunTropical storm4630
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6945
2016Matthew OctCategory 312738
2016Julia SepTropical storm466
2008Fay AugTropical storm6921
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4624
2005Tammy OctTropical storm4627
2005Wilma OctCategory 311551
2004Frances SepCategory 210928
2004Jeanne SepCategory 312131
1999Irene OctCategory 17517
1998Mitch NovTropical storm6356
1995Erin AugCategory 1861
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4027
1994Gordon NovTropical storm635
1988Keith NovTropical storm4644
1988Chris AugTropical storm4630
1985Bob JulTropical storm583
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5229
1983Barry AugTropical storm4615
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4036
1979David SepCategory 2982
1976Dottie AugTropical storm4622
1974Unnamed OctTropical storm5828
1968Dolly AugTropical storm4010
1968Abby JunCategory 17534
1964Isbell OctCategory 19248
1964Cleo AugCategory 17516
1960Florence SepTropical storm5816
1959Judith OctTropical storm5250
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm6320
1954Unnamed JunTropical storm4019
1953Hazel OctCategory 17510
1953Unnamed JulTropical storm4015
1952Unnamed FebTropical storm6349
1951How OctTropical storm6317
1950King OctCategory 19249

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s26
1960s32
1970s12
1980s06
1990s23
2000s33
2010s11
2020s32

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 Indian River Shores 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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