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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Winter Haven, FL

Hurricanes

10

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

9

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 10 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Winter Haven. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Milton in 2024. The strongest was Charley in 2004, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Milton OctCategory 210912
2022Nicole NovTropical storm699
2022Ian SepCategory 311544
2017Irma SepCategory 18624
2017Emily JulTropical storm5238
2016Julia SepTropical storm4656
2004Frances SepCategory 18614
2004Jeanne SepCategory 29812
2004Charley AugCategory 31279
2001Gabrielle SepTropical storm634
1995Erin AugCategory 1758
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4013
1988Keith NovTropical storm5822
1984Isidore SepTropical storm522
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4049
1968Abby JunTropical storm5229
1968Brenda JunTropical storm4035
1964Cleo AugTropical storm5255
1960Donna SepCategory 2986
1960Florence SepTropical storm4624
1959Unnamed JunTropical storm4627
1950King OctCategory 18625
1950Easy SepCategory 19224

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s21
1960s14
1970s00
1980s03
1990s11
2000s31
2010s12
2020s21

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 Winter Haven 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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