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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Melbourne, FL

Hurricanes

13

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

25

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

6

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 13 hurricanes and 25 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Melbourne. 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 18620
2022Nicole NovCategory 17526
2022Ian SepCategory 1867
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6959
2016Matthew OctCategory 312742
2016Julia SepTropical storm528
2008Fay AugTropical storm634
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm462
2005Tammy OctTropical storm5231
2004Frances SepCategory 29846
2004Jeanne SepCategory 311550
2004Charley AugCategory 18654
2001Gabrielle SepTropical storm5237
1999Irene OctCategory 17538
1995Erin AugCategory 18620
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4039
1994Gordon NovTropical storm6326
1988Keith NovTropical storm4612
1988Chris AugTropical storm4641
1985Bob JulTropical storm6317
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5244
1983Barry AugTropical storm4615
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4015
1979David SepCategory 2989
1976Dottie AugTropical storm4641
1974Unnamed OctTropical storm5840
1969Gerda SepTropical storm4013
1968Dolly AugTropical storm407
1968Abby JunCategory 1756
1968Brenda JunTropical storm4030
1964Cleo AugTropical storm638
1960Florence SepTropical storm5839
1959Unnamed JunTropical storm4652
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm637
1953Hazel OctCategory 17533
1953Unnamed JulTropical storm4045
1951How OctTropical storm5848
1950King OctCategory 19240

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s24
1960s15
1970s12
1980s06
1990s22
2000s34
2010s11
2020s31

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 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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