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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL

Hurricanes

8

3 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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Wilma 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
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6344
2010Bonnie JulTropical storm4052
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4055
2005Wilma OctCategory 311539
2005Katrina AugCategory 18112
1999Irene OctCategory 18127
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5814
1998Mitch NovTropical storm6350
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4028
1992Andrew AugCategory 516749
1991Fabian OctTropical storm4660
1985Bob JulTropical storm4656
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5823
1979David SepCategory 29830
1976Dottie AugTropical storm4019
1974Unnamed OctTropical storm6328
1964Isbell OctCategory 29834
1964Cleo AugCategory 21096
1960Florence SepTropical storm5240
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm6335
1953Unnamed OctTropical storm4051
1952Unnamed FebTropical storm6331
1950King OctCategory 413221

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s13
1960s21
1970s12
1980s02
1990s24
2000s21
2010s01
2020s01

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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea 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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