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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Merritt Island, FL

Hurricanes

13

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

25

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

4

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 13 hurricanes and 25 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Merritt Island. 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 1866
2022Nicole NovCategory 17539
2022Ian SepCategory 1812
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6957
2016Matthew OctCategory 312737
2016Julia SepTropical storm5212
2008Fay AugTropical storm635
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm462
2005Tammy OctTropical storm5226
2004Frances SepCategory 18658
2004Charley AugCategory 18649
2001Gabrielle SepTropical storm5224
1999Irene OctCategory 17542
1995Erin AugCategory 18632
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4047
1994Gordon NovTropical storm6314
1988Keith NovTropical storm469
1988Chris AugTropical storm4640
1985Bob JulTropical storm6317
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5255
1983Barry AugTropical storm4628
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4012
1979David SepCategory 2986
1976Dottie AugTropical storm5242
1974Unnamed OctTropical storm5844
1969Gerda SepTropical storm4018
1968Dolly AugTropical storm409
1968Abby JunCategory 1758
1968Brenda JunTropical storm4027
1964Cleo AugTropical storm5811
1962Alma AugTropical storm4025
1960Donna SepCategory 18157
1960Florence SepTropical storm5852
1959Unnamed JunTropical storm4638
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm634
1953Hazel OctCategory 17544
1953Unnamed JulTropical storm4055
1950King OctCategory 18643

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s23
1960s26
1970s12
1980s06
1990s22
2000s24
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 Merritt Island 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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