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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Lehigh Acres, FL

Hurricanes

8

5 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

4

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Lehigh Acres. 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 155 mph as it went by. Most came in October.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2022Ian SepCategory 415526
2018Gordon SepTropical storm5856
2017Irma SepCategory 31155
2008Fay AugTropical storm6919
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4043
2005Wilma OctCategory 312143
2004Charley AugCategory 415033
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5849
1998Mitch NovTropical storm6313
1994Gordon NovTropical storm528
1990Marco OctTropical storm6359
1985Bob JulTropical storm4615
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4028
1969Jenny OctTropical storm463
1968Abby JunTropical storm6338
1964Isbell OctCategory 210453
1960Donna SepCategory 312112
1959Judith OctTropical storm6313
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm6359
1953Hazel OctCategory 18621
1951How OctTropical storm6313
1950King OctCategory 210451

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s23
1960s22
1970s00
1980s02
1990s04
2000s22
2010s11
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 Lehigh Acres 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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