Hurricanes near Silver Lake, FL
Hurricanes
8
None major
Tropical storms
15
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
5
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 15 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Silver Lake. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Milton in 2024. The strongest was Easy in 1950, with winds near 109 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 1 | 81 | 59 |
| 2022 | Nicole Nov | Tropical storm | 63 | 33 |
| 2017 | Irma Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 36 |
| 2016 | Julia Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 38 |
| 2008 | Fay Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 42 |
| 2004 | Frances Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 59 |
| 2004 | Jeanne Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 41 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Category 1 | 86 | 29 |
| 2002 | Edouard Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 19 |
| 2001 | Gabrielle Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 29 |
| 1995 | Erin Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 44 |
| 1995 | Jerry Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 26 |
| 1984 | Isidore Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 26 |
| 1982 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 41 |
| 1968 | Gladys Oct | Category 2 | 98 | 28 |
| 1968 | Brenda Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 44 |
| 1965 | Unnamed Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 20 |
| 1964 | Cleo Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 42 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 21 |
| 1959 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 25 |
| 1953 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 13 |
| 1950 | King Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 9 |
| 1950 | Easy Sep | Category 2 | 109 | 8 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 2 |
| 1960s | 2 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
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 Silver Lake 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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