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June 23–27 – Tropical Storm Debby moved ashore western Florida near Steinhatchee as a weak yet sprawling storm, producing catastrophic flooding across northern and central Florida. Rainfall accumulations peaked at 28.78 inches (731 mm) near Curtis Mill, resulting in hundreds of damaged homes and record river flooding.
September 9, 1919 – The 1919 Florida Keys hurricane passes about 50 miles (80 km) south of Key West, producing strong winds and heavy rainfall reaching an estimated peak of 13.4 inches (340 mm). Shipping losses are heavy, and damage in the Florida Keys is estimated at $2 million (1919 USD, $25 million 2008 USD). [22]
The Overseas Railroad (also known as Florida Overseas Railroad, the Overseas Extension, and Flagler's Folly) was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, a city located 128 miles (206 km) beyond the end of the Florida peninsula.
Following a 20% decline in the European currency against the greenback since the beginning of last year, one dollar buys roughly one euro for the first time in two decades.
Most of the Florida Keys fall into USDA zone 11a to 11b; Key West is zone 12a. There are two main "seasons" in the Florida Keys, a hot and wet season from June through October, and a dry season from November through April, that features little rainfall, sunny skies, and warm breezy conditions.
President Jimmy Carter visited Miami in June 1980. It wasn’t an easy time in South Florida. ... And he made several stops in the Florida Keys. Let’s go back in time through the archives ...
Lower Keys Advanced Urgent Care of the Florida Keys: 1980 N. Roosevelt Blvd. in Key West, 305-294-0011 ext .1. 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This urgent care center has three locations in the Keys.
June 26, 1986- Hurricane Bonnie strikes the Texas coast, with its outer rainbands produce over 1 inch (25 mm) of rain in the extreme northwestern Florida Panhandle. [ 36 ] August 13, 1986- The precursor disturbance that later becomes Hurricane Charley moves over northwestern Florida, causing light to moderate amounts of precipitation of up to 8 ...