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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Wewahitchka, FL

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Hurricanes

7

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

4

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Wewahitchka. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Michael in 2018. The strongest was Michael in 2018, with winds near 161 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Mindy SepTropical storm5827
2021Fred AugTropical storm6313
2018Michael OctCategory 516114
2018Alberto MayTropical storm5246
2016Hermine SepCategory 18158
2009Claudette AugTropical storm5843
2008Fay AugTropical storm528
2004Bonnie AugTropical storm4634
1998Earl SepCategory 18618
1995Allison JunTropical storm6946
1994Beryl AugTropical storm5814
1985Kate NovCategory 2981
1972Agnes JunCategory 17517
1970Becky JulTropical storm529
1966Alma JunCategory 18653
1964Dora SepTropical storm5248
1957Debbie SepTropical storm4051
1957Unnamed JunTropical storm5245
1956Flossy SepCategory 18148
1953Alice JunTropical storm5842

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s13
1960s11
1970s11
1980s10
1990s12
2000s03
2010s21
2020s02

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 Wewahitchka 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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