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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Zephyrhills West, FL

Hurricanes

9

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 9 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Zephyrhills West. 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 115 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Milton OctCategory 210937
2022Nicole NovTropical storm6314
2017Irma SepCategory 1862
2017Emily JulTropical storm5851
2004Frances SepCategory 17511
2004Jeanne SepCategory 1863
2004Charley AugCategory 311538
2001Gabrielle SepTropical storm6329
1995Erin AugTropical storm694
1995Jerry AugTropical storm4023
1990Marco OctTropical storm5846
1988Keith NovTropical storm5846
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5211
1982Unnamed JunTropical storm4649
1968Gladys OctCategory 29843
1968Abby JunTropical storm5258
1966Unnamed JulTropical storm4652
1965Unnamed OctTropical storm4036
1960Donna SepCategory 19230
1959Unnamed JunTropical storm4613
1950King OctCategory 18649
1950Easy SepCategory 31151

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s21
1960s23
1970s00
1980s03
1990s03
2000s31
2010s11
2020s11

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 Zephyrhills West 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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