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The Florida Keys was spared much of the damage that Hurricane Ian inflicted on Fort Myers and other areas of the state’s Gulf Coast, but the powerful storm brought significant surge to the ...
The storm continued northwestward along the Florida west coast, weakening before making its second landfall near Cedar Key, Florida, on September 4. The hurricane caused catastrophic damage in the upper Florida Keys, as a storm surge of approximately 18 to 20 feet (5.5 to 6.1 m) swept over the low-lying islands.
August 31 – Hurricane Gustav brushed the Florida Keys before tracking into central Louisiana. Rip currents from the hurricane killed four people in Florida. The storm also produced six tornadoes in the state. [82] September 5 – Hurricane Hanna passed east of the state while moving toward the Carolinas. Rip currents and high seas killed ...
Georges caused five deaths and at least $340 million in damage in Florida. After the storm, the name Georges was retired and removed from the Atlantic hurricane naming list. A disaster declaration allowed residents of the Florida Keys and 12 counties in the Florida Panhandle to receive aid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
A boat lists on its side in shallow water off Sugarloaf Key Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. The boat is one of more than 100 displaced vessels resulting from Hurricane Ian, which passed by the Florida ...
Hours after Hurricane Milton slammed Florida’s Gulf Coast, residents and officials in the region have headed to the streets, surveying the damage and cleaning up debris left by the major storm ...
Damage in Kings Point, Florida from an EF2 tornado which was spawned by Hurricane Ian. Tropical-storm-force sustained wind speeds with hurricane-force wind gusts were observed at Key West International Airport before 22:00 UTC (18:00 EDT) the same day; [54] [55] the city of Key West subsequently recorded its third-highest storm surge since 1913 ...
Hurricane Irma affected multiple states in the South, especially Florida. Except for the Florida Keys, the total damage Irma caused was not as great as government officials and forecasters had warned. Irma weakened after making landfall in Cuba, but strengthened back into a Category 4 prior to hitting the Keys.