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October 9 – Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h), becoming the second major hurricane to strike Florida in under a two-week period. [221] The storm brought significant flooding and damaging winds to much of the state.
A view from the interior of Hurricane Betsy's eye, taken by Hurricane hunters before its Florida landfall September 8, 1965– Hurricane Betsy passes through the Florida Keys as a major hurricane, producing moderate rainfall reaching 11.8 inches (300 mm) at Plantation Key and wind gusts reaching an estimated peak of 160 mph (255 km/h) in North ...
Florida Keys: 1919: September 9–10: Key West: Yes Yes No 4 Strongest on record at Key West [29] Tampa Bay: 1921 October 25: West central peninsula No Yes No 3 Most severe storm to hit Tampa in 70 years [30] Great Miami: 1926: September 18–20: Miami Pensacola: Yes No Yes 4 Highest wind and lowest pressure sampled till then in U.S. [31 ...
September 25, 1998 – Hurricane Georges passes over Key West as a Category 2 hurricane, and days later it moves eastward through the Florida Panhandle after hitting Biloxi, Mississippi. In the Florida Keys, the hurricane produced 8.41 inches (214 mm) of rain in Tavernier and wind gusts peaking at 110 mph (175 km/h) in Marathon.
The hurricane moved slowly over Cuba for two days before emerging into the Atlantic Ocean near the Bahamas. Inez stalled and later resumed its previous westward path. Between October 4 and October 5, the storm moved west-southwestward across the Florida Keys. Entering the Gulf of Mexico, Inez began to slowly re-strengthen.
This could be the storm that the 2024 hurricane season is remembered for, Porter said. Track the storm: ... As of 5 p.m., the system was roughly 450 miles south of Key West, Florida.
Watch Hurricane Milton come ashore in Florida on live cameras in Keys, on Gulf Coast. Updated October 9, 2024 at 3:44 PM. ... Key West outside Sloppy Joe’s. Key West Harbor.
The hurricane passed west of Key West, Florida, causing a power outage and flooding. Alma dropped heavy rainfall and produced winds across most of Florida, which damaged crops and caused scattered power outages. The hurricane weakened before moving ashore near Apalachee Bay. Damage in Florida was estimated at $10 million, and there were six ...