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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Sweetwater, FL

Hurricanes

11

4 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

15

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 11 hurricanes and 15 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Sweetwater. 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 storm4014
2018Gordon SepTropical storm5251
2010Bonnie JulTropical storm4018
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4633
2005Wilma OctCategory 311548
2005Katrina AugCategory 1816
1999Irene OctCategory 18123
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5833
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4055
1992Andrew AugCategory 516719
1991Fabian OctTropical storm4654
1987Floyd OctCategory 17541
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5856
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4051
1979David SepCategory 29859
1976Dottie AugTropical storm4025
1974Unnamed OctTropical storm6353
1966Inez OctCategory 29850
1965Betsy SepCategory 311553
1964Isbell OctCategory 210442
1964Cleo AugCategory 210917
1960Florence SepTropical storm4042
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm6315
1953Unnamed OctTropical storm4053
1952Unnamed FebTropical storm6332
1950King OctCategory 41328

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s13
1960s41
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 Sweetwater 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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