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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Miami Beach, FL

Hurricanes

11

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

15

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

4

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 11 hurricanes and 15 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Miami Beach. That's a hurricane about once every 7 years. The most recent hurricane was Wilma in 2005. The strongest was Andrew in 1992, with winds near 167 mph as it went by. Most came in October.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Sally SepTropical storm4015
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6357
2018Gordon SepTropical storm5260
2010Bonnie JulTropical storm4027
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4647
2005Wilma OctCategory 210956
2005Katrina AugCategory 18110
1999Irene OctCategory 18134
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5838
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4040
1992Andrew AugCategory 516722
1991Fabian OctTropical storm4645
1987Floyd OctCategory 17539
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5844
1979David SepCategory 29845
1976Dottie AugTropical storm4035
1974Unnamed OctTropical storm6339
1966Inez OctCategory 29849
1965Betsy SepCategory 311553
1964Isbell OctCategory 29849
1964Cleo AugCategory 21093
1960Florence SepTropical storm4053
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm6329
1953Unnamed OctTropical storm4041
1952Unnamed FebTropical storm6339
1950King OctCategory 41326

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s13
1960s41
1970s12
1980s11
1990s23
2000s21
2010s02
2020s02

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 Miami 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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