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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Niceville, FL

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Hurricanes

8

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

4

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Niceville. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Sally in 2020. The strongest was Dennis in 2005, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Sally SepCategory 18657
2018Alberto MayTropical storm5226
2009Claudette AugTropical storm527
2008Fay AugTropical storm4612
2005Dennis JulCategory 312738
2001Barry AugTropical storm696
2000Helene SepTropical storm528
1998Earl SepCategory 18652
1997Danny JulTropical storm4655
1995Opal OctCategory 311529
1995Erin AugCategory 29840
1994Alberto JulTropical storm633
1975Eloise SepCategory 312714
1969Unnamed OctTropical storm5219
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5810
1957Debbie SepTropical storm4026
1956Flossy SepCategory 19210
1953Florence SepCategory 19220
1953Alice JunTropical storm5235

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s02
1970s10
1980s00
1990s32
2000s14
2010s01
2020s10

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 Niceville 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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