Hurricanes near South Apopka, FL
Hurricanes
12
None major
Tropical storms
18
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
4
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 12 hurricanes and 18 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of South Apopka. That's a hurricane about once every 6 years. The most recent hurricane was Milton in 2024. The strongest was Charley in 2004, with winds near 98 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 | 92 | 40 |
| 2022 | Nicole Nov | Tropical storm | 69 | 37 |
| 2022 | Ian Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 56 |
| 2017 | Irma Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 50 |
| 2016 | Julia Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 27 |
| 2008 | Fay Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 48 |
| 2006 | Ernesto Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 56 |
| 2005 | Tammy Oct | Tropical storm | 52 | 59 |
| 2004 | Frances Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 57 |
| 2004 | Jeanne Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 51 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Category 2 | 98 | 13 |
| 2002 | Edouard Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 37 |
| 2001 | Gabrielle Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 8 |
| 1995 | Erin Aug | Category 1 | 75 | 38 |
| 1995 | Jerry Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 25 |
| 1988 | Keith Nov | Tropical storm | 46 | 49 |
| 1984 | Isidore Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 42 |
| 1981 | Dennis Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 42 |
| 1979 | David Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 49 |
| 1968 | Gladys Oct | Category 1 | 92 | 48 |
| 1968 | Dolly Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 59 |
| 1968 | Abby Jun | Category 1 | 75 | 51 |
| 1968 | Brenda Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 26 |
| 1965 | Unnamed Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 40 |
| 1964 | Cleo Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 28 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 8 |
| 1959 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 14 |
| 1956 | Unnamed Oct | Tropical storm | 58 | 52 |
| 1950 | King Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 4 |
| 1950 | Easy Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 12 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 2 |
| 1960s | 3 | 4 |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 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 South Apopka 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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