Hurricanes near Siesta Key, FL
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Hurricanes
9
3 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
12
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
1
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 9 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Siesta Key. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Milton in 2024. The strongest was Ian in 2022, with winds near 155 mph as it went by. Most came in September.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Milton Oct | Category 3 | 127 | 8 |
| 2022 | Ian Sep | Category 4 | 155 | 45 |
| 2021 | Elsa Jul | Category 1 | 75 | 49 |
| 2017 | Irma Sep | Category 1 | 92 | 40 |
| 2017 | Emily Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 16 |
| 2007 | Barry Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 17 |
| 2004 | Frances Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 57 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Category 4 | 150 | 35 |
| 2001 | Gabrielle Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 5 |
| 1990 | Marco Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 12 |
| 1988 | Keith Nov | Tropical storm | 63 | 4 |
| 1985 | Bob Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 51 |
| 1968 | Abby Jun | Tropical storm | 63 | 34 |
| 1966 | Unnamed Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 22 |
| 1966 | Alma Jun | Category 2 | 104 | 44 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 2 | 109 | 40 |
| 1959 | Judith Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 40 |
| 1959 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 52 |
| 1953 | Hazel Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 45 |
| 1951 | How Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 41 |
| 1950 | Easy Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 47 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 3 |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3 | 0 |
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 Siesta Key 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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