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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near South Miami, FL

Hurricanes

11

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 11 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of South Miami. That's a hurricane about once every 7 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
2020Sally SepTropical storm409
2018Gordon SepTropical storm5249
2010Bonnie JulTropical storm4017
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4637
2005Wilma OctCategory 210955
2005Katrina AugCategory 18113
1999Irene OctCategory 18130
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5839
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4051
1992Andrew AugCategory 516714
1991Fabian OctTropical storm4647
1987Floyd OctCategory 17535
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5856
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4056
1979David SepCategory 29856
1976Dottie AugTropical storm4032
1974Unnamed OctTropical storm6350
1966Inez OctCategory 29845
1965Betsy SepCategory 311547
1964Isbell OctCategory 29849
1964Cleo AugCategory 210913
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm6320
1953Unnamed OctTropical storm4047
1952Unnamed FebTropical storm6339
1950King OctCategory 41325

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s13
1960s40
1970s12
1980s12
1990s23
2000s21
2010s02
2020s01

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 Miami 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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