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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Palmetto Estates, FL

Hurricanes

10

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 10 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Palmetto Estates. That's a hurricane about once every 8 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
2020Eta NovTropical storm6354
2020Sally SepTropical storm405
2018Gordon SepTropical storm5242
2010Bonnie JulTropical storm4011
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4632
2005Wilma OctCategory 210956
2005Katrina AugCategory 18115
1999Irene OctCategory 18129
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5844
1992Andrew AugCategory 51679
1991Fabian OctTropical storm4646
1987Floyd OctCategory 17531
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4052
1976Dottie AugTropical storm4035
1974Unnamed OctTropical storm6355
1966Inez OctCategory 29840
1965Betsy SepCategory 311542
1964Isbell OctCategory 210451
1964Cleo AugCategory 210919
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm6315
1953Unnamed OctTropical storm4047
1952Unnamed FebTropical storm6339
1950King OctCategory 413211

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s13
1960s40
1970s02
1980s11
1990s22
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 Palmetto Estates 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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