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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Madison, FL

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Hurricanes

6

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

22

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 6 hurricanes and 22 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Madison. That's a hurricane about once every 13 years. The most recent hurricane was Helene in 2024. The strongest was Helene in 2024, with winds near 138 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Helene SepCategory 413810
2024Debby AugCategory 18123
2023Idalia AugCategory 312115
2022Nicole NovTropical storm4643
2021Mindy SepTropical storm4613
2021Elsa JulTropical storm638
2017Irma SepTropical storm5811
2016Hermine SepCategory 18122
2016Colin JunTropical storm5232
2013Andrea JunTropical storm5248
2008Fay AugTropical storm5249
2006Alberto JunTropical storm462
2004Frances SepTropical storm5843
2004Jeanne SepTropical storm526
2000Gordon SepTropical storm5243
1996Josephine OctTropical storm6912
1995Allison JunTropical storm6328
1985Kate NovCategory 18655
1976Unnamed MayTropical storm4619
1972Alpha MayTropical storm4615
1971Unnamed AugTropical storm4626
1966Unnamed JulTropical storm4026
1966Alma JunCategory 18619
1964Dora SepTropical storm6926
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5231
1957Unnamed JunTropical storm5213
1950King OctTropical storm6925
1950Love OctTropical storm5826

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s03
1960s13
1970s03
1980s10
1990s02
2000s05
2010s13
2020s33

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 Madison 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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