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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Melbourne Beach, FL

Hurricanes

12

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

27

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

7

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 12 hurricanes and 27 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Melbourne Beach. That's a hurricane about once every 6 years. The most recent hurricane was Milton in 2024. The strongest was Matthew in 2016, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Milton OctCategory 18625
2022Nicole NovCategory 17525
2022Ian SepCategory 18614
2022Alex JunTropical storm4657
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6953
2016Matthew OctCategory 312738
2016Julia SepTropical storm4610
2008Fay AugTropical storm632
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm469
2005Tammy OctTropical storm5227
2004Frances SepCategory 29846
2004Jeanne SepCategory 311549
2001Gabrielle SepTropical storm4642
1999Irene OctCategory 17531
1995Erin AugCategory 18620
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4040
1994Gordon NovTropical storm6325
1988Keith NovTropical storm4619
1988Chris AugTropical storm4635
1985Bob JulTropical storm6311
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5245
1983Barry AugTropical storm4612
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4022
1979David SepCategory 2986
1976Dottie AugTropical storm4634
1974Unnamed OctTropical storm5834
1969Gerda SepTropical storm406
1968Dolly AugTropical storm405
1968Abby JunCategory 1759
1968Brenda JunTropical storm4036
1964Cleo AugTropical storm6312
1960Florence SepTropical storm5837
1959Unnamed JunTropical storm4656
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm6310
1954Unnamed JunTropical storm4043
1953Hazel OctCategory 17526
1953Unnamed JulTropical storm4038
1951How OctTropical storm6343
1950King OctCategory 19245

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s25
1960s15
1970s12
1980s06
1990s22
2000s24
2010s11
2020s32

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 Melbourne Beach 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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