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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Sanibel, FL

Hurricanes

9

6 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

15

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 9 hurricanes and 15 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Sanibel. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Ian in 2022. The strongest was Ian in 2022, with winds near 161 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2022Ian SepCategory 516118
2020Sally SepTropical storm4639
2018Gordon SepTropical storm6331
2017Irma SepCategory 311525
2008Fay AugTropical storm6942
2005Wilma OctCategory 312146
2004Charley AugCategory 41509
2001Gabrielle SepTropical storm6951
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5836
1998Mitch NovTropical storm6322
1994Gordon NovTropical storm527
1992Andrew AugCategory 413252
1990Marco OctTropical storm6331
1985Bob JulTropical storm464
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4056
1969Jenny OctTropical storm4626
1968Abby JunTropical storm6319
1966Unnamed JulTropical storm4638
1966Alma JunCategory 210451
1960Donna SepCategory 312118
1959Judith OctTropical storm6321
1953Hazel OctCategory 18617
1951How OctTropical storm6319
1950Easy SepCategory 29846

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s23
1970s00
1980s02
1990s14
2000s22
2010s11
2020s11

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 Sanibel 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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