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[214] [215] Due to the large size of the storm, damaging winds and flooding impacted much of Florida's gulf coast. In areas closer to the Big Bend such as Steinhatchee , storm surge reached up to 9.63 feet (2.94 m), while areas as far south as Key West experienced storm surge of 1 to 3 feet (0.30 to 0.91 m).
Tracks of hurricanes over Florida from 1975 to 1999. From 1975 to 1999, 83 Atlantic hurricanes have affected the U.S. state of Florida.Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in at least $45 billion (2008 USD) in damage, primarily from Hurricane Andrew.
Hurricane Milton, the most recent landfalling Florida major hurricane on October 9, 2024 Approximately 500 tropical and subtropical cyclones have affected the state of Florida . More storms hit Florida than any other U.S. state , [ 1 ] and since 1851 only eighteen hurricane seasons passed without a known storm impacting the state.
The shelf extends up to 200 miles off the state’s west coast and runs from the panhandle to the Florida Keys. The ocean here is less than 100 meters (330 feet) deep. Read More: Idalia ...
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton tore towards Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, leaving residents with one final day to evacuate or hunker down before the "catastrophic" Category 5 ...
Florida’s west coast is preparing for a potentially massive evacuation ahead of a strike from Milton, which rapidly intensified into a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday afternoon. The Gulf coast, ...
Betsy would enter the Gulf of Mexico and cause much greater devastation in southeastern Louisiana, where the storm caused 76 deaths and over $1 billion in damage. September 30, 1965– Tropical Storm Debbie dissipates off of the coast of Mississippi and drops 3–5 inches (75–125 mm) of precipitation across the northern region of the state. [32]
Sunday night, a hurricane watch was issued for most of Florida’s Gulf coast — from Englewood to Indian Pass, including Tampa Bay. South of Indian Pass, all the way to Chokoloskee and the Dry ...