Florida Hurricanes

Florida Hurricanes

More storms hit Florida than any other US state, and since 1851 only eighteen hurricane seasons passed without a known storm impacting the state. Collectively, cyclones caused a death toll of 10,272 people in the region, most of which occurring prior to the start of Hurricane Hunters flights in 1943. Additionally, the cumulative impact from the storms totaled over $115 billion in damage (2008 USD), primarily from Hurricane Andrew and hurricanes in the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

Year NameLandfall Location Category 
2005DennisSanta Rosa Island3 
2005WilmaCape Romano3 
2004CharleyCayo Costa Punta Gorda4 
2004IvanGulf Shores, Alabama3 
2004JeanneHutchinson Island3 
1995OpalPensacola Beach3 
1992AndrewHomestead5 
1985ElenaGulfport, Mississippi3 
1975EloiseBay County3 
1965BetsyUpper Florida Keys3 
1960DonnaKey Vaca Naples4 
1950EasyCedar Key3 
1950KingMiami3 
1949UnnamedPalm Beach Shores4 
1948UnnamedLower Florida Keys Everglades National Park3 
1948UnnamedMarathon Everglades National Park3 
1947UnnamedPompano Beach, Florida4 
1945UnnamedUpper Florida Keys4 
1941UnnamedGoulds3 
1935Labor DayCraig Key5 
1933UnnamedJupiter3 
1928OkeechobeeJupiter Island4 
1926Great MiamiSouth Miami4 
1919UnnamedOffshore Florida Keys4 
1917UnnamedOkaloosa County3 
1909UnnamedMarathon3 
1906UnnamedMarathon Everglades National Park3 
1896UnnamedCedar Key3 
1894UnnamedPanama City3 
1888UnnamedMiami Beach3 
1882UnnamedNavarre3 
1877UnnamedPanama City3 
1873UnnamedCaptiva Island3 
1871UnnamedJupiter Island3 
1851Great Middle FloridaPanama City3 
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