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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Leisure City, FL

Hurricanes

10

4 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

6

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 10 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Leisure City. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Katrina 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
2020Eta NovTropical storm6344
2020Sally SepTropical storm406
2018Gordon SepTropical storm5232
2010Bonnie JulTropical storm405
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4625
2005Katrina AugCategory 18121
1999Irene OctCategory 18129
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5851
1992Andrew AugCategory 51672
1991Fabian OctTropical storm4643
1987Floyd OctCategory 17524
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4048
1976Dottie AugTropical storm4036
1966Inez OctCategory 29832
1965Betsy SepCategory 311534
1964Isbell OctCategory 210455
1964Cleo AugCategory 210926
1960Donna SepCategory 414452
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm6310
1953Unnamed OctTropical storm4048
1952Unnamed FebTropical storm6339
1950King OctCategory 413219

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s13
1960s50
1970s01
1980s11
1990s22
2000s11
2010s02
2020s02

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 Leisure City 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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