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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Lely, FL

Hurricanes

9

6 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

17

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

4

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 9 hurricanes and 17 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Lely. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Ian in 2022. The strongest was Ian in 2022, with winds near 161 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2022Ian SepCategory 516150
2020Sally SepTropical storm4028
2018Gordon SepTropical storm6324
2017Irma SepCategory 31214
2008Fay AugTropical storm6912
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4645
2005Wilma OctCategory 312114
2005Katrina AugCategory 18156
2004Charley AugCategory 415039
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5814
1998Mitch NovTropical storm6312
1994Gordon NovTropical storm5224
1992Andrew AugCategory 413831
1990Marco OctTropical storm6354
1985Bob JulTropical storm4620
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4033
1976Dottie AugTropical storm4053
1969Jenny OctTropical storm464
1968Abby JunTropical storm6352
1966Unnamed JunTropical storm4657
1964Isbell OctCategory 210929
1960Donna SepCategory 41322
1959Judith OctTropical storm6348
1953Hazel OctCategory 18647
1952Unnamed FebTropical storm6352
1951How OctTropical storm6347

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s13
1960s23
1970s01
1980s02
1990s14
2000s32
2010s11
2020s11

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 Lely 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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