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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Wabasso Beach, FL

Hurricanes

15

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

25

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

7

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 15 hurricanes and 25 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Wabasso Beach. That's a hurricane about once every 5 years. The most recent hurricane was Milton in 2024. The strongest was Matthew in 2016, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in October.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Milton OctCategory 18148
2022Nicole NovCategory 1759
2022Ian SepCategory 18634
2022Alex JunTropical storm4633
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6946
2016Matthew OctCategory 312738
2016Julia SepTropical storm468
2008Fay AugTropical storm6919
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4623
2005Tammy OctTropical storm4627
2005Wilma OctCategory 311555
2004Frances SepCategory 210930
2004Jeanne SepCategory 312134
1999Irene OctCategory 17518
1998Mitch NovTropical storm6359
1995Erin AugCategory 1864
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4029
1994Gordon NovTropical storm636
1988Keith NovTropical storm4641
1988Chris AugTropical storm4630
1985Bob JulTropical storm583
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5230
1983Barry AugTropical storm4612
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4035
1979David SepCategory 2981
1976Dottie AugTropical storm4623
1974Unnamed OctTropical storm5828
1968Dolly AugTropical storm409
1968Abby JunCategory 17531
1964Isbell OctCategory 19251
1964Cleo AugCategory 17516
1960Florence SepTropical storm5819
1959Judith OctTropical storm5252
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm6319
1954Unnamed JunTropical storm4021
1953Hazel OctCategory 17510
1953Unnamed JulTropical storm4017
1952Unnamed FebTropical storm6351
1951How OctTropical storm6320
1950King OctCategory 19248

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s26
1960s32
1970s12
1980s06
1990s23
2000s33
2010s11
2020s32

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 Wabasso Beach 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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