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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near University, FL

Hurricanes

8

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

4

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of University. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Milton in 2024. The strongest was Milton in 2024, with winds near 121 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Milton OctCategory 312135
2022Nicole NovTropical storm6332
2020Eta NovTropical storm6358
2017Irma SepCategory 18617
2017Emily JulTropical storm5840
2004Frances SepCategory 1758
2004Jeanne SepCategory 18617
2004Charley AugCategory 311547
2001Gabrielle SepTropical storm6934
1995Erin AugTropical storm6918
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4039
1990Marco OctTropical storm5831
1988Keith NovTropical storm6343
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5227
1982Unnamed JunTropical storm4647
1968Gladys OctCategory 29841
1966Unnamed JulTropical storm4638
1960Donna SepCategory 19241
1959Unnamed JunTropical storm466
1950Easy SepCategory 312116

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s21
1970s00
1980s03
1990s03
2000s31
2010s11
2020s12

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 University 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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